"Janella"

Name: "Janella"
Uploaded: 2026-03-19T15:46:17Z
Description: “Janella” is a Where Is Football short film focused on Los Angeles-based football freestyler Janella Hernandez. As a proud member of the United Nations Football For The Goals initiative, Where Is Football co-created the film in association with RE and in celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day.

A short film with freestyle footballer Janella Hernandez

By Where Is Football

March 19^th, 2026

“Janella” is a Where Is Football short film focused on Los Angeles-based football freestyler Janella Hernandez. As a proud member of the United Nations Football For The Goals initiative, Where Is Football co-created the film in association with RE and in celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day.

Directed by Brian Chorski, “Janella” follows a day in the life of Hernandez as she travels through her neighborhood of Koreatown and nearby favorite spots, speaking to her driving ethos of women empowerment, her love for her city, and showcasing her expressive freestyle football skills everywhere she goes.

Janella Hernandez has created a lane for herself through her intentional, creative style in how she plays, dresses, and generally approaches her life, gaining mass awareness through her self-shot freestyle videos shared on her social channels.