Janek Ambros

Directing

Janek Ambros

Born 1988-04-19 · New Jersey, USA

Janek Ambros is an American film writer, producer and director. In 2012, he founded Assembly Line Entertainment, a financing and production company that has produced over a dozen films ranging from narrative films that have premiered at festivals such as Venice, Sundance and TIFF to documentaries and experimental films from around the globe. Notable films as a writer/director include "Le Quinze Mai à Paris" produced by Barbara De Fina (Goodfellas, Casino), "Imminent Threat", which tackles the War on Terror's impact on civil liberties and executive produced by Academy Award nominee James Cromwell, and the theatrically released psychedelic comedy he co-wrote and directed, "Mondo Hollywoodland," also executive produced by Cromwell. His most recent film, "Ukrayintsi u Vyhnanni" is a short documentary about an anonymous Ukrainian citizen telling her story about the Russian invasion. It was shot on the border of Poland and Ukraine and is executive produced by two time Academy Award winner Janusz Kaminski which will premiere at the Morelia Film Festival and won best documentary at the 76th Salerno Film Festival.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Desert Angel poster
NR

Forty years ago, Rafael Larraenza risked everything to cross from Mexico to the US. After building a successful career, a twist of fate drew him back to the border. For 25 years, Rafael has tirelessly searched deserts and mountains to rescue lost immigrants and recover remains, becoming a hero in Latin American communities. Despite needing a double hip replacement, Rafael continues his mission, knowing every moment counts for those lost at the border. When Indira, a mother from El Salvador, asks for help finding her son Rodrigo, Rafael risks his life again, driven on by sheer determination, even as the years and terrain take their toll.

Desert Angel

2024

In the Summers poster
6.9

On a journey that spans the formative years of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

In the Summers

2024

Valley of Bones poster
4.5

A paleontologist gets a tip from an oil worker in the Badlands that may set her career back on track.

Valley of Bones

2017

Imminent Threat poster
6.7

A look at the War on Terror and the threat it's causing to our civil liberties and political discourse. Academy Award nominee James Cromwell presents Janek Ambros' directorial debut. The feature doc tackles the War on Terror's impact on civil liberties and the strange coalition it's creating between the progressive left and libertarian right. The doc examines the NSA, drones, the war on journalism and other encroachments on civil liberties started by the Bush era and expanded by the Democratic establishment.

Imminent Threat

2015

Imminent Threat poster
6.7

A look at the War on Terror and the threat it's causing to our civil liberties and political discourse. Academy Award nominee James Cromwell presents Janek Ambros' directorial debut. The feature doc tackles the War on Terror's impact on civil liberties and the strange coalition it's creating between the progressive left and libertarian right. The doc examines the NSA, drones, the war on journalism and other encroachments on civil liberties started by the Bush era and expanded by the Democratic establishment.

Imminent Threat

2015

Imminent Threat poster
6.7

A look at the War on Terror and the threat it's causing to our civil liberties and political discourse. Academy Award nominee James Cromwell presents Janek Ambros' directorial debut. The feature doc tackles the War on Terror's impact on civil liberties and the strange coalition it's creating between the progressive left and libertarian right. The doc examines the NSA, drones, the war on journalism and other encroachments on civil liberties started by the Bush era and expanded by the Democratic establishment.

Imminent Threat

2015

Mondo Hollywoodland poster
6.2

Homage to the cult classic “Mondo Hollywood”, a groovy mushrooms dealer and a man from the 5th dimension journey through Hollywood to find the meaning of “Mondo.”

Mondo Hollywoodland

2021

Mondo Hollywoodland poster
6.2

Homage to the cult classic “Mondo Hollywood”, a groovy mushrooms dealer and a man from the 5th dimension journey through Hollywood to find the meaning of “Mondo.”

Mondo Hollywoodland

2021

Mondo Hollywoodland poster
6.2

Homage to the cult classic “Mondo Hollywood”, a groovy mushrooms dealer and a man from the 5th dimension journey through Hollywood to find the meaning of “Mondo.”

Mondo Hollywoodland

2021

Ukrainians in Exile poster
5.3

A documentary that follows Anya, a woman residing in Ukraine during the early stages of the war, who tells her story and contemplates how countries will treat her fellow Ukrainians who were forced to flee.

Ukrainians in Exile

2022

Ukrainians in Exile poster
5.3

A documentary that follows Anya, a woman residing in Ukraine during the early stages of the war, who tells her story and contemplates how countries will treat her fellow Ukrainians who were forced to flee.

Ukrainians in Exile

2022

Unwarranted Influence poster
NR

An intense examination of the military industrial complex, from President Eisenhower to the modern day.

Unwarranted Influence

2014

Unwarranted Influence poster
NR

An intense examination of the military industrial complex, from President Eisenhower to the modern day.

Unwarranted Influence

2014

Money, Fascism, and Some Sort of Acid poster
10.0

A collection of five short films tackling the military industrial complex, the rise of fascism, political polarization and various issues in modern society.

Money, Fascism, and Some Sort of Acid

2020

Money, Fascism, and Some Sort of Acid poster
10.0

A collection of five short films tackling the military industrial complex, the rise of fascism, political polarization and various issues in modern society.

Money, Fascism, and Some Sort of Acid

2020

Money, Fascism, and Some Sort of Acid poster
10.0

A collection of five short films tackling the military industrial complex, the rise of fascism, political polarization and various issues in modern society.

Money, Fascism, and Some Sort of Acid

2020

Son of Man poster
NR

An Allied medic, rumored to be Jesus Christ, gets into a philosophical debate with a Catholic-Nazi in Ustasha occupied Croatia during WW2.

Son of Man

2011

Son of Man poster
NR

An Allied medic, rumored to be Jesus Christ, gets into a philosophical debate with a Catholic-Nazi in Ustasha occupied Croatia during WW2.

Son of Man

2011

Son of Man poster
NR

An Allied medic, rumored to be Jesus Christ, gets into a philosophical debate with a Catholic-Nazi in Ustasha occupied Croatia during WW2.

Son of Man

2011

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NR

Babs, a struggling playwright, desperate to overcome her writer's block, travels to her hometown of Saratoga Springs during the height of horse racing season in search of new material - which results in a torrid affair with the former high school quarterback she swore she’d never get involved with.

Off to the Races

The Legend of Tayos poster
6.0

A Hungarian explorer claims to have discovered a "Gold Library" inside a cave. Lacking evidence, he tries to get the recognition he believes he deserves but struggles to get support from the local governments and religious leaders.

The Legend of Tayos

2021

May 15th in Paris poster
NR

Shots of Paris on May 15, 2016 with a Parisian narrator telling us the story of May 15, 1848, when protesters finally pushed the establishment to let them have a popular vote to elect their ruler.

May 15th in Paris

2017

May 15th in Paris poster
NR

Shots of Paris on May 15, 2016 with a Parisian narrator telling us the story of May 15, 1848, when protesters finally pushed the establishment to let them have a popular vote to elect their ruler.

May 15th in Paris

2017

May 15th in Paris poster
NR

Shots of Paris on May 15, 2016 with a Parisian narrator telling us the story of May 15, 1848, when protesters finally pushed the establishment to let them have a popular vote to elect their ruler.

May 15th in Paris

2017