Influence: Vanna Bardot brings a performer-led production into the wider Vixen Plus collection. Released in 2023, the project connects Vanna Bardot with director Derek Dozer, a supporting ensemble, and a rollout across several Vixen Media Group studios.
Its title can lead to several different questions. Who directed it? How does it relate to TUSHY, BLACKED, and SLAYED? Is it a feature or a set of separate releases? This guide brings those pieces together, with attention to the people behind the production and the distinctions that help identify it correctly.
In this guide
The principal credits
| Credit | Name or production detail |
|---|---|
| Lead performer | Vanna Bardot |
| Director | Derek Dozer |
| Screenwriter | Kayden Kross |
| Cinematographer | Set Walker |
| Editor | Gabrielle Anex |
| Release year | 2023 |
| Participating studios | TUSHY, BLACKED, and SLAYED |
The director and studio rollout are documented in the contemporary launch announcement. The production record identifies the principal writing, photography, and editing credits; the creative interview and awards record linked below provide additional support.
Who directed Influence: Vanna Bardot?
Derek Dozer directed the production. Kayden Kross's involvement was in the screenplay, a distinction worth making because her own directing work is also prominent in the Vixen Media Group network.
A production's credits describe different kinds of creative responsibility. The screenplay establishes the written material; the director brings the production together on set; the cinematographer shapes its photography; and the editor assembles the finished work. Keeping those roles separate gives a more accurate picture than attaching every creative decision to one recognizable name.
For readers exploring projects through their creators, this is also a useful branching point. You can follow Dozer's directing work, Kross's writing, or the specific collaborations behind this title without assuming that those routes always lead to the same projects.
The cast around Vanna Bardot
The launch coverage names Vicki Chase, April Olsen, Jax Slayher, Dante Colle, Alex Jones, Little Dragon, Maximo Garcia, and Jason Luv among the supporting participants.
This is a project-level cast selection. Individual installment pages naturally identify a smaller group. A shorter cast list on one entry does not mean that the wider production has different credits; it may simply describe a narrower part of the work.
That distinction helps when you are searching by a supporting performer. A result tied to one person can identify the installment you wanted while leaving the broader title out of view. Check the complete project name before treating the result as an unrelated release.
A showcase with a connected release structure
Influence: Vanna Bardot was introduced as a showcase within VMG's Influence line. Its release moved across TUSHY, BLACKED, and SLAYED, with the lead performer providing the connection between installments.
The project can therefore appear as both a complete production and a sequence of entries. Its third-part record explicitly identifies that installment as part three of five and links it to the assembled feature.
For someone exploring the title, the practical approach is to keep the project name and part number together. Studio branding adds context, but selecting only one studio can create an incomplete view of a work distributed across several brands.
This structure also clarifies what the word “showcase” contributes. It places a performer at the center of a larger creative presentation, while the individual releases supply the parts of that presentation. It is a useful organizing idea for readers who follow a person across the network.
Vanna Bardot's role in the creative process
In an October 2023 interview with XBIZ, Bardot described taking part in script discussions and decisions about her wardrobe, hair, and makeup. The interview also explains that Kross asked about her background while developing the screenplay.
Bardot distinguished personal influences on the character from the largely fictional story. That distinction matters: the project should not be treated as a documentary account of her life or as evidence that its fictional events happened to her.
The interview further identifies collaboration between Dozer and cinematographer Set Walker on the production's visual approach. Together, these details show several people contributing to the finished identity of the work, with the lead performer participating beyond appearing on camera.
Why a production's visual identity deserves attention
Wardrobe, photography, editing, and performance are useful lenses for understanding a project because each contributes something different. Styling can make a character recognizable across changing settings. Photography can direct attention within a frame. Editing determines how material is connected and how the audience moves through it.
Those distinctions provide a useful framework for exploring the credited work. When considering a production's visual identity, ask which choices belong to the styling, which to the photography, and which to the way the finished material is assembled.
A performer-centered project is particularly interesting through this lens. The production needs to retain a clear identity around its lead while giving its supporting cast and changing settings a place within the whole. Looking at the work by role makes that coordination easier to understand.
The 2024 XBIZ recognition
The 2024 XBIZ Awards winners list recognizes Influence: Vanna Bardot in four relevant production categories:
- Feature Movie of the Year.
- Performer Showcase of the Year.
- Best Cinematography, credited to Set Walker.
- Best Editing, credited to Gabrielle Anex.
These distinctions recognize both the overall production and particular contributions to it. The first two explain why the title appears in discussions of features as well as showcases. The photography and editing awards identify craft roles that can otherwise disappear behind a headline focused only on the lead performer.
The date is worth keeping straight. Influence: Vanna Bardot was released in 2023; these awards were announced in 2024. An awards-year label in a search result should not be mistaken for a different release or a sequel.
How it fits within Vixen Plus
For a reader interested in the wider collection, this project illustrates the difference between a studio and a connected production. Three studio names can be part of one release history, while the project title provides a way to follow the whole.
That makes Influence a useful companion topic to Hotel Vixen and Muse. The three projects offer different organizing ideas: a named performer showcase, a recurring ensemble setting, and a continuing director-led drama. Our Vixen Plus series guide compares those approaches.
If the production is your main reason for considering a membership, start with that specific interest. Then decide whether the wider studio collection also appeals to you. Our membership assessment and pricing comparison help you evaluate that broader commitment.
Frequently asked questions
Is Derek Dozer or Kayden Kross the director?
Derek Dozer directed Influence: Vanna Bardot. Kayden Kross is credited with the screenplay. Their roles should not be combined into a single directing credit.
Why does the project appear under different studios?
Its rollout involved TUSHY, BLACKED, and SLAYED. The studio name on an installment identifies part of that release structure; the full project title connects the entries.
Is Influence: Vanna Bardot based on a true story?
Bardot described personal influences on her character, but distinguished those influences from a largely fictional story. It should be approached as a dramatic production, not a factual biography.
Was it released in 2023 or 2024?
The production dates to 2023. The later year commonly appears because of its recognition at the 2024 XBIZ Awards.
Is it a single feature or a series of parts?
It is documented as a feature assembled from numbered installments. When comparing listings, check whether you are reading about the overall work or a particular part.