Julia Hunter is a documentary director, producer and cinematographer whose work resists objectivity and centers survivorship‭, harm reduction and systemic abuse‭. 

Julia was a 2024 Big Sky Pitch participant with the feature This is Me Loving You, an intimate portrait revealing the intersection of addiction and domestic abuse that begins in a Chicago recovery home where she lived for over two years. 

In 2023, Julia joined Big C Creative to direct Gertrude, a hybrid documentary produced by Christina Shaver exploring the surrealist painter Gertrude Abercrombie’s tumultuous life and posthumous rise.

Julia lives in Chicago with her cat, Hazard. She is currently looking for a hobby, per the advice of concerned friends.