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ABOUT
ABOUT
2025
18-25 JUNE
Janet
(Felicia Chu, 2025)
DIRECTORS STATEMENT
This film is about the fight for freedom and family through the eyes of Janet. Inspired by Ilya Naishuller’s Hardcore Henry and my passion for screen combat, I created this project to give my friends and me the chance to create the kind of action we’ve long admired.
I’ve often had nightmares where I’m attacked and powerless. This film became a way to flip that script and to imagine what it feels like to fight back and win. I wanted the first-person POV to feel intense and personal, like the audience is right there in Janet’s shoes.
Because of that perspective, I think the film reflects people’s own ideas, fears, and hopes. I want the audience to feel the tension, the fight, and the strength to keep going. I hope they leave feeling empowered, like they, too, can break free.
Thanks for watching and supporting my amazing team!
This film is produced as part of my practice-based dissertation project.
SYNOPSIS
You wake up in a foreign place, with one goal, to get the hell out of there and save your brother. It has been years since your parents left without a trace, and now their past is back to haunt you. Will you have what it takes to break free?
JANET is a high-octane first-person point-of-view action film that takes you into the world of deception and survival. Get ready to fight.
JANET is a high-octane first-person point-of-view action film that takes you into the world of deception and survival. Get ready to fight.
CAST AND CREW
Aison Clark
Role: Cast (Austin)
Aison has participated in several student films. He is currently training as a professional actor with The Reel Scene and is a certified Intermediate Actor-Combatant with the British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat (BASSC). He has recently completed courses for Quarterstaff and Lightsaber. He practices Eskrima and Capoiera as well as archery.
Role: Cast (Austin)
Aison has participated in several student films. He is currently training as a professional actor with The Reel Scene and is a certified Intermediate Actor-Combatant with the British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat (BASSC). He has recently completed courses for Quarterstaff and Lightsaber. He practices Eskrima and Capoiera as well as archery.
Anysia Hall
Role : Boom Operator
Anysia is a third year BA film Studies Student who has been involved in over 15 student films during her time at Lancaster. These have been a number of position, primarily directing, like Consume (2023) and Fixed on You (2025). She has also been an Exec of the Filmmaking Society. She is passionate about directing and producing.
Role : Boom Operator
Anysia is a third year BA film Studies Student who has been involved in over 15 student films during her time at Lancaster. These have been a number of position, primarily directing, like Consume (2023) and Fixed on You (2025). She has also been an Exec of the Filmmaking Society. She is passionate about directing and producing.
Baosheng James Hou
Role: Cast (Jameson)
James debuts as Jameson / Mr. J, a cunning villain who ensnared Janet's father into the syndicate and later kidnapped her and her brother. Off-screen, James is a Computer Science PhD student and trains MMA, making this his exciting first on-screen performance.
Michaël Boucherie
Role: Cast (Max)
Michaël is a choreographer and former professional dancer with wide-ranging martial arts training, including capoeira, JKD, judo, muay thai, ninjutsu, taekwondo, historical longsword, and hand-to-hand combat. He has experience handling pistols and assault rifles, and completed Warrior Phase I: The Art of Screen Combat with the British Action Academy in 2017.
Role: Cast (Max)
Michaël is a choreographer and former professional dancer with wide-ranging martial arts training, including capoeira, JKD, judo, muay thai, ninjutsu, taekwondo, historical longsword, and hand-to-hand combat. He has experience handling pistols and assault rifles, and completed Warrior Phase I: The Art of Screen Combat with the British Action Academy in 2017.
Daniel Pegg
Role: Production Assistant and Cast (Boss)
Daniel Pegg is an undergraduate Film and English Literature student at Lancaster University. He was production assistant/runner and extra for the film. Daniel has helped with multiple dissertation films by members of his film cohort this year. Finishing his studies he now hopes to utilise his skills within a creative or journalist role.
Role: Production Assistant and Cast (Boss)
Daniel Pegg is an undergraduate Film and English Literature student at Lancaster University. He was production assistant/runner and extra for the film. Daniel has helped with multiple dissertation films by members of his film cohort this year. Finishing his studies he now hopes to utilise his skills within a creative or journalist role.
Daniel Webb
Role: Co-Editor
Daniel is a second year Fine Art and Film student who has a fascination with the art of editing. He recently had the opportunity to co-edit the stop-motion experimental film, Hazel (2025), where he formed an editing partnership with Hannah Ford. Daniel and Hannah were able to work alongside each other again for the action dissertation film, Janet (2025).
Role: Co-Editor
Daniel is a second year Fine Art and Film student who has a fascination with the art of editing. He recently had the opportunity to co-edit the stop-motion experimental film, Hazel (2025), where he formed an editing partnership with Hannah Ford. Daniel and Hannah were able to work alongside each other again for the action dissertation film, Janet (2025).
Felicia J.R. Chu
Roles: Director, Executive Producer and Cast
Felicia is a budding filmmaker and actor with a background in Theatre and stage and screen combat. She has worked on over 20 student short films in Singapore and the UK. Her creative projects explore immersive media. She is currently pursuing a career as an intimacy coordinator and script supervisor.
Roles: Director, Executive Producer and Cast
Felicia is a budding filmmaker and actor with a background in Theatre and stage and screen combat. She has worked on over 20 student short films in Singapore and the UK. Her creative projects explore immersive media. She is currently pursuing a career as an intimacy coordinator and script supervisor.
Shiu Yu LAW (Fish)
Role: Camera Assistant, Spark
Fish is a third-year student in Film Studies. Her creative practice spans screenwriting, photography, and independent filmmaking. She has also been actively involved in various student-led productions. She shows deep interests in human emotion, the boundary between reality and fiction, identity, and a range of social issues.
Role: Camera Assistant, Spark
Fish is a third-year student in Film Studies. Her creative practice spans screenwriting, photography, and independent filmmaking. She has also been actively involved in various student-led productions. She shows deep interests in human emotion, the boundary between reality and fiction, identity, and a range of social issues.
Hannah Ford
Role: Co-Editor
Hannah is a stop-motion enthusiast who first gained hands-on experience producing the student short film The Painter (2024). This allowed her to gain the confidence to create her short stop-motion experimental film, Hazel (2025). Through this, Hannah was able to co-edit on her biggest challenge yet- a first-person action dissertation short film, Janet (2025).
Role: Co-Editor
Hannah is a stop-motion enthusiast who first gained hands-on experience producing the student short film The Painter (2024). This allowed her to gain the confidence to create her short stop-motion experimental film, Hazel (2025). Through this, Hannah was able to co-edit on her biggest challenge yet- a first-person action dissertation short film, Janet (2025).
Haris Yasin
Role: Cast (Ricardo)/ Fight choreography
Haris has had several years of on screen experience including 4 short films, 3 pieces of extra work and a supporting role in the feature film ‘Lucky’. In Hong kong he also stared as the antagonist in an all Cantonese speaking university play, “A day in The Life”. His many years of martial arts experience allowed him to assist with the fight choreography.
Role: Cast (Ricardo)/ Fight choreography
Haris has had several years of on screen experience including 4 short films, 3 pieces of extra work and a supporting role in the feature film ‘Lucky’. In Hong kong he also stared as the antagonist in an all Cantonese speaking university play, “A day in The Life”. His many years of martial arts experience allowed him to assist with the fight choreography.
James Samuel
Roles: Director of Photography, Gaffer, Camera Operator
Coming from a background in Fine Art, James first gained filmmaking experience on independent short films in his home city of Manchester. Since becoming an undergraduate film student, James has worked in a variety of roles on dissertation films and hopes to take the skills gained into further work on others and his own independent films.
Roles: Director of Photography, Gaffer, Camera Operator
Coming from a background in Fine Art, James first gained filmmaking experience on independent short films in his home city of Manchester. Since becoming an undergraduate film student, James has worked in a variety of roles on dissertation films and hopes to take the skills gained into further work on others and his own independent films.
Lily Graf
Role: Runner
Lily is a first-year undergraduate film student. She has worked on several student film projects since coming to Lancaster University and hopes to continue with projects like these in the future. Lily aims to develop her abilities and gain experience in filmmaking to apply this to future creative role
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Role: Runner
Lily is a first-year undergraduate film student. She has worked on several student film projects since coming to Lancaster University and hopes to continue with projects like these in the future. Lily aims to develop her abilities and gain experience in filmmaking to apply this to future creative role
Peggy Yiu
Role: Production designer team member, Cast
Peggy is a second-year film and sociology student who has some experience in doing the sound director and editor in first year and Art Beat Festival. Passionate in photography and this is her first time helping and being cast in a dissertation film.
Role: Production designer team member, Cast
Peggy is a second-year film and sociology student who has some experience in doing the sound director and editor in first year and Art Beat Festival. Passionate in photography and this is her first time helping and being cast in a dissertation film.
Samuel Poon
Role: Cast (Luke), Sound Recordist, Edit Consultant
Samuel is a filmmaking tech nerd that focuses on camera and editing, but his versatility allows him to help with sound or acting from time to time. He has been involved in over 30 short films during his time in Uni, and very much interested to work in either camera or post-production departments, with experience with commercial, documentary, sports and event videography and photography.
Role: Cast (Luke), Sound Recordist, Edit Consultant
Samuel is a filmmaking tech nerd that focuses on camera and editing, but his versatility allows him to help with sound or acting from time to time. He has been involved in over 30 short films during his time in Uni, and very much interested to work in either camera or post-production departments, with experience with commercial, documentary, sports and event videography and photography.
Thomas Harris
Role: Sound Designer, Sound Recordist
Thomas is a graduating Film & Creative Writing student with a focus on stories about family dynamics and the natural world as well as creating experimental films. He has worked on many sets in his time at University, specialising in directing and cinematography. On JANET, Thomas was a sound designer and recordist, working on foley and the final mix of the film’s sound.
Role: Sound Designer, Sound Recordist
Thomas is a graduating Film & Creative Writing student with a focus on stories about family dynamics and the natural world as well as creating experimental films. He has worked on many sets in his time at University, specialising in directing and cinematography. On JANET, Thomas was a sound designer and recordist, working on foley and the final mix of the film’s sound.
Uma Naicker
Role: Lighting Technician
Uma is a third year undergraduate Theatre student at Lancaster University who has worked on multiple student film sets. She has had a range of roles: script supervisor, boom operator, sound recordist, assistant director and lighting technician. To Uma, the creative arts is a tool in sharing messages of hope and resistance and will forever be political.
Role: Lighting Technician
Uma is a third year undergraduate Theatre student at Lancaster University who has worked on multiple student film sets. She has had a range of roles: script supervisor, boom operator, sound recordist, assistant director and lighting technician. To Uma, the creative arts is a tool in sharing messages of hope and resistance and will forever be political.
Vanesse Tsang
Roles: Assistant Director, Producer, Cast
Vanesse is a filmmaker who seek ways to be creative with storytelling. She debuts with the role of directing in reminiscence (2023). Later, she expands roles into editing, producing and cinematographing in horror short Silent Piece (2024) and The Magician (2024) She also produced a first-person action dissertation short film – Janet (2025) where she took up the role of actin
Roles: Assistant Director, Producer, Cast
Vanesse is a filmmaker who seek ways to be creative with storytelling. She debuts with the role of directing in reminiscence (2023). Later, she expands roles into editing, producing and cinematographing in horror short Silent Piece (2024) and The Magician (2024) She also produced a first-person action dissertation short film – Janet (2025) where she took up the role of actin
Yoon Hur
Role: Production Design production team member, Cast
Yoon is an exchange student from Sogang University, Seoul. It is her first time to be a part of a filmmaking process. Yoon is expecting to continue study film or content production alongside her art & technology degree.
Role: Production Design production team member, Cast
Yoon is an exchange student from Sogang University, Seoul. It is her first time to be a part of a filmmaking process. Yoon is expecting to continue study film or content production alongside her art & technology degree.
Hiu Tung Cherry Tsang
Role: Production design lead, poster designer
Cherry is final year film, media and cultural studies student with experience as production designer and camera operator in several student short films. Passionate about visual arts, she loves crafting environments that bringing vision to life. This is her first time designing a logo and poster for a short film.
Role: Production design lead, poster designer
Cherry is final year film, media and cultural studies student with experience as production designer and camera operator in several student short films. Passionate about visual arts, she loves crafting environments that bringing vision to life. This is her first time designing a logo and poster for a short film.
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