Private Project

Jana

In Hebrew the meaning of the name Jana is: "Gift from God". This film for the whole family is based on a true story and shows the life of a young girl who got lost looking for her purpose in life for which it was designed by taking the wrong path, she ended up involved in a sect and managed to escape risking her life and her family.

This film directed by God was produced in the Dominican Republic with a cast entirely Christian, with the fundamental objective to carries the Christian values and spread the Word of Jesus to all nations, especially for the youth to be alert of the false doctrines. We believe these are the end of times and we must work with perseverance to rescue those people that are in the darkness.
The film got the Gold Award as a "Best Gospel Feature Film" at Christian Family Film Festival in New York, and was nominated as a "Best Screenplay", "Best Feature Film" at the International Christian Film Festival in Orlando, Florida, 2018, and "Best Foreign Feature" and "Best Song/Music Score" at Great Lakes Film Festival 2018.

  • Federico Segarra
    Director
    Prisionera
  • patricia landolfi
    Writer
    Anorexia Extrema, El Cometa Harley
  • Federico Segarra
    Producer
    Prisionera
  • Patricia Landolfi
    Producer
  • Melissa Pagan
    Key Cast
    "Leading Actress (Jana)"
  • Garibaldi Pezzotti
    Key Cast
    "Leading Actor(Bob Callengher)"
  • Arlym Constanzo
    Key Cast
    "Supporting Actress(Police detective Robles)"
  • Gabriel Cuervo
    Key Cast
    "Supporting Actor(Timothy, Jana's boyfriend)"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Jana
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 21, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    Dominican Republic
  • Country of Filming:
    Dominican Republic
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • International Film Festival Jesus Cine Fest Argentina
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    August 25, 2017
    International Festival
    Official Selection 2017
  • CFFF Christian Family Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    December 15, 2017
    Official Selection 2017
  • CFFF Family Film Festival New York
    Ellington
    United States
    December 26, 2017
    New York
    BEST GOSPEL FEATURE FILM
  • STIFF, San Mauro Turin Italy
    San Mauro Turin Film Festival 2018
    Italy
    April 15, 2018
    Italy
    Semi-finalist
  • Internation Christian Film & Music Festival Orlando FLorida
    Orlando
    United States
    May 3, 2018
    Nominee Best Screen Play
  • Dominican Film Festival New York
    New York
    United States
    July 28, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Great Lakes Christian Film Festival
    Buffalo
    United States
    August 4, 2018
    Best Foreign Feature
  • Great Lakes Christian Film Festival
    Buffalo
    United States
    August 4, 2018
    Best Main Actress
  • Great Lakes Christian Film Festival
    Buffalo
    United States
    August 4, 2018
    Best Writer
  • Great Lakes Christian Film Festival
    Buffalo
    United States
    August 4, 2018
    Best Director
Distribution Information
  • 24flix.com(non-exclusive)
    Country: United States
    Rights: Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View
Director Biography - Federico Segarra

Dominican Director and Producer of family values films. In 1995 directed and producer of a low budget movie "Prisionera", where more than 20 thousand people accepted Jesus as their savior, nominated in LA Christian film festival WYSIWYG in 2001 as "Best Unction Drama".
Director and producer of "JANA" 2017, with his wife Patricia Landolfi, the writer of this moving story about forgiveness and redemption.
-Award Winner "Best Gospel Feature Film" Christian Family Film Festival, New York.
-Nominated "Best Screenplay" and "Best Feature Film" at the International Christian Film & Music Festival in Orlando Florida.
-Official Selection of Dominican Film Festival, New York.
-Official Selection of Jesus Cine Fest, Argentina.
-Official Selection of San Mauro Turin Film Festival, Italia.

Electrical Engineer by profession and Cinematographer. He is known for making productions of Christian genre, values and social themes. His career in the seventh art in the country began thanks to his first film, entitled "Prisoner" 1998, which he directed at 26 years of age. He studied several courses in Puerto Rico of photography and cinematography including Film Direction and Production. The film "Prisoner" (1998), with a budget of $ 3,000, was an official selection at the Christian Film Festival WYSIWYG in Los Angeles California in 2001, and was nominated for “Best Unction Drama”.
In 2014 he produced and directed together with his wife Patricia Landolfi, writer of the script "JANA”. This film introducing for the first time to Melissa Pagán as the main actress and Garibaldi Pezzotti as a supporting actor. Federico also directed the documentary "The Folk Festivals of San Sebastian Street", in 2012 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, also worked as assistant cameraman in the film: "Runner Runner", in 2011, and production assistant in "The Rum" Diary" feature film, in 2008 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Currently he is president and owner of Selan Films Studios. Federico Segarra's profile can be found at IMDB.
For more information visit the web page www.selanfilms.com, and social networks @jana_lapelicula, #janalapelicula, janapelicula.net.

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Director Statement

Our mission is to spread the word of Jesus for salvation to all nations through the media as a powerful tool that we have today in our hands.
Special thanks to pastor Carl Stephens, Marcos Gonzalez and Charlie Hernandez in Faith Assembly of God, Orlando FL, and pastor Fernando Ortiz in Iglesia de Cristo Ministerios Elim, Dominican Republic.
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