
Directing
Janek Ambros
Born
1988-04-19 (38)
Place of birth
New Jersey, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
33 titles
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…
Known for
NRForty 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
5.6Homage 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
6.8On 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
10.0A 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
6.7A 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
4.5A paleontologist gets a tip from an oil worker in the Badlands that may set her career back on track.
Valley of Bones
2017
Film credits
Behind the camera
NRForty 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
5.6Homage 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
5.6Homage 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
5.6Homage 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
6.8On 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
10.0A 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
10.0A 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
10.0A 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
6.7A 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
6.7A 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
6.7A 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
4.5A paleontologist gets a tip from an oil worker in the Badlands that may set her career back on track.
Valley of Bones
2017
5.3A 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
5.3A 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
NRShots 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
NRShots 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
NRShots 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
NRA man's mind jumps back and forth between increasingly extreme versions of the individual and the collective.
Red, Blue and Purple
2014
NRA man's mind jumps back and forth between increasingly extreme versions of the individual and the collective.
Red, Blue and Purple
2014
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
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NRAn intense examination of the military industrial complex, from President Eisenhower to the modern day.
Unwarranted Influence
2014
NRAn intense examination of the military industrial complex, from President Eisenhower to the modern day.
Unwarranted Influence
2014
6.0A 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
NRAn 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
NRAn 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
NRAn 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
NROctober 2008, as Congress contemplates a 700 billion dollar bailout for the banks, a Wall Street broker must quickly decide where to allocate his money before closing bell.
Closing Bell
2012
NROctober 2008, as Congress contemplates a 700 billion dollar bailout for the banks, a Wall Street broker must quickly decide where to allocate his money before closing bell.
Closing Bell
2012
NROctober 2008, as Congress contemplates a 700 billion dollar bailout for the banks, a Wall Street broker must quickly decide where to allocate his money before closing bell.
Closing Bell
2012
NRAfter his concert tour in Spain, perfectionist composer Aram Khachaturian anticipates a meeting with absurdest painter Salvador Dali.
Sabre Dance
2015
NRA look at the streets of London in 2016 with Churchill's speech on the importance of a unified Europe.
Brexit
2016
NRA look at the streets of London in 2016 with Churchill's speech on the importance of a unified Europe.
Brexit
2016
