About Anna Jane Edmonds

Anna Jane (AJ) Edmonds is producer, director, actor, and creator working in Toronto and Los Angeles. With a focus on stories with an edge, she has a keen interest and insight into lives lived and is always looking to communicate these experiences with her own touch and finesse. AJ has over 15 years of experience in the entertainment, film and commercial industry. She is credited as a Producer and Associate Producer on features such as THE DROWNSMAN, THE HERETICS, SCARECROWS and the Best Canadian Feature award winning film POOR AGNES. She has produced over 70+ commercials and short films, in which a number of them she was a supporting or lead actor.

AJ’s foray into the directing and documentary space started in 2016 when she was invited to GSG College in Umarkhed, India. While there, and through the voices of alumni, she completed a short documentary about this university’s journey into offering the inaugural general arts and sciences degree program to young adults in this rural region of central India. More recently she worked with the National Space Society to create a documentary and series of short videos about its “SPUN” (space policy and universalization) debates. Through the lens of asking ‘how do I buy chocolate in space’ she explores the lack of conversation about the ownership of space and the urgency to address the need for inclusive governance as space and the competition for natural resources and presence in space emerges as a next and formidable frontier, in which control of space has huge implications for life back on Earth. Other engagements, include designing a pilot documentary series entitled “Frontiers” which further explores the frontiers of new spaces and directing a narrative short film about dementia that was featured on the CBC Short Film broadcast. 

Anna Jane thrives on exploring and sharing stories that need to be told; she is also a keen supporter of anyone who seeks to leave a positive impact on the world!