Janella Lacson
- Producer
- Director
- Script and Continuity Department
Janella Honorio Lacson was born in Torrance, California on January 8,
1992 to Vanessa Honorio and Juan Andre Lacson. She spent most of her
life growing up in Manila, Philippines attending a private all-girls
Catholic school, Assumption College San Lorenzo, for 7 years, together
with her older sister Isabelle. Her and her family moved back to Los
Angeles when she was 13 years old where she attended and eventually
graduated from Rosary High School in 2010. Growing up, Janella always
had a growing passion for cinema and the art of filmmaking. She
participated in several art and theatre related classes at both
Assumption and Rosary. Janella's strongest desire was to be a
screenwriter and director, having several self-published novels,
screenplays, and short-films under her belt well before her 19th
birthday. Her first short-film entitled, "The First Date," which she
wrote and directed, was produced in March 2012 with the help of
LifeWorks and Outfest Film Festival. "The First Date" first screened at
Fusion Film Festival (Los Angeles), then OutFest Film Festival (Los
Angeles), and lastly NewFest Film Fesival (New York). Janella is
completing her undergraduate film degree at the prestigious Tisch
School of Arts at New York University.