JANET-ROSE NGUYEN

Janet-Rose Nguyen is a filmmaker, writer, and actor whose work explores magic, horror, feminism, queerness, and the Asian diaspora.

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ABOUT

Janet-Rose Nguyen is a filmmaker, writer, and actress. Her work explores the awful ways humans treat each other using comedy, horror, feminism, and queerness. Her work focuses on the Asian diaspora. She is part of the inaugural Rising Voices Canada cohort presented by Hillman Grad, BIPOCTV & FILM and Indeed and pitched at the 2024 Creators Market at the Tribeca Film Festival. She is an alumnus of the Reelworld Emerging 20 Program and the Canadian Film Centre’s CBC Actors Conservatory. She taught screenwriting to youth as the first Writer in Residence for INKSpire and served on the bursary committee at Firefly Creative Writing. Her films and screenplays have been featured with the National Screen Institute, Myseum Toronto, and the Regent Park Film Festival. She is a twice-elected ACTRA councillor and the previous co-chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee. She holds a BA in Creative Writing and a BFA in Screenwriting. Selected acting credits include Workin’ Moms and The Boys.

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I love to examine the awful ways we treat each other.

Janet-Rose and Connie Wang on the set of Motion to Approve.

WRITER-DIRECTOR

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My work explores the awful ways we treat each other – through comedy, horror, and drama. I use my lens as a queer Vietnamese person to give biting, funny, and oftentimes uncomfortable commentary to our world.

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