Passionate about telling stories that probe beneath the surface, Janice Ahn elevates both the lyricism and grittiness of human experience. She works in narrative and documentary forms as director, producer, and writer.

Ahn earned her Film MFA from the New York University Graduate Film Program, where she was a recipient of the Tisch School of the Arts Scholarship and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scholarship. She received the Warhol Foundation Grant as a 2008 film/video artist in Santa Fe Art Institute’s Residency Program. Ahn graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University with an English MA, English BA, and Art History minor. As a Performance Studies Ph.D. student, Ahn studied performance and the “performative” before leaving to pursue filmmaking.

Ahn’s films have enjoyed inclusion in many festivals, including Cinequest Film Festival, CineVegas Film Festival, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, Independent Film Project Buzz Cuts, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, and MethodFest. Her cinematography and editing work has screened at Slamdance Film Festival, IFC Center, Lincoln Center, Dance Theater Workshop, and other international venues. Ahn has produced and directed for Ogilvy, Cisco Systems, and the Museum of Art and Design.

Ahn recently wrote, directed, and produced Triangle, a short film about a girl named Chelsea who waits for her turn to play the triangle at the end of Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4. It features a Korean and Korean-American cast, as well as the youth ensemble founded by Yo-Yo Ma’s father. Triangle won the Directors Guild of America Jury Award in the 16th Annual DGA Student Film Awards.

Born in the Midwest and raised in California, Ahn resides in Brooklyn, New York. She currently teaches at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.