FILM

Lone Wolf — Determined to fit in at a sleepover, 15-year-old Sam ignores cruel taunts from mean girl Blair and her growing feelings for new friend Willow, but she can’t ignore the strange things happening to her body.

7 minutes / Horror / Romance / LGBTQ+ / 2019

About

  • Audience Award Winner: Final Girls Berlin Film Festival – Berlin, Germany

  • My Queer Career Finalist: Mardi Gras Film Festival – Sydney, Australia

  • Fantasia International Film Festival – Montreal, Canada

  • BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival – London, United Kingdom

  • Florence Queer Festival – Florence, Italy

  • FilmOut San Diego LGBTQ Film Festival – San Diego, USA

  • Seattle Queer Film Festival – Seattle, USA

  • Women in Horror Film Festival – Atlanta, USA

  • Monster Fest – Melbourne, Australia

  • Illawarra Film Festival – Illawarra, Australia

  • Ax Wound Film Festival – Brattleboro, USA

  • Melbourne Women in Film Festival – Melbourne, Australia

  • ReelGood Film Festival – Melbourne, Australia

  • Setting Sun Film Festival – Melbourne, Australia

Festivals and Awards

Get Home Safe — Jane walks home alone at night. As the journey progresses we realise where the real danger lies.

8 minutes / Psychological thriller / 2024

About

  • Sue Blainey Award for Best Female Storyteller: Bass Coast Shorts — Phillip Island, Australia

  • Highly Commended: Canberra Short Film Festival — Canberra, Australia

  • Best West Finalist: Setting Sun Film Festival — Melbourne, Australia

  • Monster Fest — Melbourne, Australia

Festivals and Awards

Washateria — Nora enters a late-night laundromat to do some ‘sensitive’ washing. What ensues is an unexpected romance, a barrage of unwanted opinions and a visit from the police.

Post-production / 7 minutes / Dark Comedy / Romance

About

Press for January Jones

“Jones uses comedy and a wonderful sense of compassion to make audiences identify with the young characters .” Beth Accomando for KPBS

“Lone Wolf is a brilliantly produced short that echoes its progressive sentiments via a wonderful balance of tone.” Jak Luke Sharp for Clapper Ltd

“Director January Jones has put together a fabulous short film that will take you back to those awkward times of being just on the cusp of evolution.” Adrienne Clarke for Nightmarish Conjurings

“Lone Wolf is all about the breathless tension that permeates the slumber party.” Mary Beth McAndrews for Nightmare on Film Street

“In equal measures cute, heartbreaking, and funny, the short’s concluding sequence brings it into a whole new realm of storytelling.” Pippa Sterk for Sapphic Nation

“January Jones, slammed the shocking state of gender-based violence in Australia in our faces.” Michael Giles for the Sentinel Times

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