ABOUT ME

Jania Sanders is an award-winning emerging writer, director, and editor from New York City. She is a Sarah Lawrence College alum who holds a B.A. degree in Filmmaking and Moving Image Arts. Over the years, Sanders has worn many hats in several student and original short films; ranging from pre-production roles to post-production.

Jania has interned at several television companies. First, producing talk show interviews for BronxNet as a Producer Intern and Production Assistant. Months later, she pitched, produced, and edited content for NBCUniversal as a Digital Video Intern for Bravo TV (The Real Housewives Franchise, Project Runway, Crappie Late) and Universal Kids ( Remy &Boo, Floogals ).

She provided temporary stand-in streaming, production, and audience management services as a CBS Page for previous clients; “The Drew Barrymore Show” (CBS), “Last Week Tonight Starring John Oliver” (HBO, MAX) “Have I Got News For You” (CNN), “CBS Morning News”, and “CBS NEWS: America Decides ‘24” for last year’s presidential election season.

Currently, Jania interns at “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS Studios), assisting with research and production-related tasks in News Research, Segment Research, Footage, Talent, Field, Production, and House Band. Recently, her short film, “Always In My Head”, was officially selected for five film festivals and won 4 awards including, “Best Editing”, “Best Mini-Film”, “Best Actress” and more.

Her work highlights and authentically depicts the Black experience and the Christian walk. She aims to negate stereotypes about underrepresented communities and maintain her boldness about her faith through cinema.