Julia RV Alcamo
documentary | filmmaker
I am an award-winning documentary director driven by a deep desire to understand my fellow humans, share unheard perspectives and, not least, to entertain. I have directed and shot short films for Channel 4, Al Jazeera, and supported by the Doc Society Made of Truth fund. I have also directed and produced branded documentaries for National Geographic Creative Works, Gay Times, UNICEF, Tate Galleries and Bupa.
My films have been nominated and screened at international film festivals, including Doc NYC, Mardi Gras Film Festival in Australia, and Kashish Pride Film Festival in India. Telling the story of queer legends encountering homophobia in old age, Ted & Noel won best short film at the Grierson Awards 2024 and the Iris Audience Award 2023. Prior to seeing up award-winning production company Happenstance Films, I worked as a Series Producer in TV. My credits include Secret Wars Uncovered for Sky History, a commission I helped secure.
I will be part of this year's BFI NETWORK @ LFF cohort, the prestigious talent development programme for first-time feature writers, directors and producers. I am participating in the programme with a hybrid documentary project chronicling the last 7 days of my mother's life.
Beyond documentary, I love working with dance on film and immersive performance. Amongst these projects is my Channel 4 Random Acts film, The Pool, which screened at Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival (Bristol) and Playback Festival (ICA, London) and was nominated at the Royal Television Society Student Awards.
julia.alcamo[at]gmail[dot]com
I am available to work internationally with: EU passport, US passport, UK settled status
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