Stories that are character-driven and thoughtfully told with strong world building. I want to be invested from the start and invited into stories with powerful relationships. Drama, comedy, satire, and more. Highly experienced in short films, and would love to hear yours!
Stories that are meant for shock value.
Janaé Rachel Ballot grew up with the entertainment industry in her blood. At 5 years old, she went on one of her first auditions for Warner Brothers. She worked as an actress on numerous film sets and befriended different department heads. From there on, she studied acting, writing and directing through experience and established filmmakers, editors, producers.
Janaé successfully transitioned over to professional screenwriting and producing, and has gone through intensive script development with accomplished producers as a screenwriter and producer. She is experienced in pitching features to studios, production companies, and A-List talent. She believes in out of the box thinking and true collaboration as a producer.
Janaé wrote, produced and directed a pilot for a comedic web series called, "Managed" Attached is Academy Award nominated composer and songwriter of The Lego Movie's hit song "Everything Is Awesome". Janaé has worked on music videos for award winning artists such as Jason Mraz, Common, and influencer Scotty Sire.
Janaé champions writers to write stories that should be unique to their voice while keeping in mind the marketplace. She has various projects in development and production as writer and producer and is currently producing a sketch comedy series that's in pre-production. Janaé is also adapting a cyber crime novel into a short film / proof of concept.
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