Sundance Advisor-in-Residence

Julia Camara

Writer / Filmmaker

Julia Camara is a Brazilian writer/filmmaker. Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, she freelanced for years as a Portuguese translator for film and television subtitling. She has written and directed several award-winning short films. Her feature directorial debut IN TRANSIT, an experimental drama shot mostly in one day and with improvised dialogue, won Best Experimental Film at four different festivals. More

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Past Advisor Studio Sessions

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May

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Tuesday | May 31, 2022

Advisor Studio Series: Geeta Gandbhir on Documentary Interview Techniques

12:00PM - 1:00PM (PDT)

Geeta Gandbhir

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Apr

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Friday | April 22, 2022

Advisor Studio Series: Matt McCormick & Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck on Distributing Your Short

12:00PM - 1:00PM (PDT)

Matt McCormick

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Mar

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Wednesday | March 23, 2022

Advisor Studio Series: Kisha Imani Cameron on Navigating Imposter Syndrome & Building Confidence as an Artist

2:00PM - 3:00PM (PDT)

Kisha Imani Cameron

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Feb

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Thursday | February 17, 2022

Advisor Studio Series: Terilyn A. Shropshire, ACE on the Art & Craft of Film Editing

11:00AM - 12:00PM (PST)

Terilyn A. Shropshire

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Jan

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Wednesday | January 19, 2022

Advisor Studio Series: Director Jamila Wignot & Producer Lauren DeFilippo on Prepping Your Documentary

12:00PM - 1:00PM (PST)

Jamila Wignot

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Dec

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Thursday | December 02, 2021

Advisor Studio Series: Suzanne Lyons on the Art of Networking

12:00PM - 1:00PM (PST)

Suzanne Lyons

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Nov

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Wednesday | November 17, 2021

Advisor Studio Series: JaNeika & JaSheika James on Breaking In and Sustaining a Successful Career in Television

11:00AM - 12:00PM (PST)

JaNeika & JaSheika James

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Oct

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Friday | October 15, 2021

Advisor Studio: Avy Kaufman on Casting

10:00AM - 11:00AM (PDT)

Avy Kaufman

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Sep

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Thursday | September 30, 2021

Advisor Studio: Simone Ling on Navigating Labs, Grants and Resources in the Independent Film Space

12:00PM - 1:00PM (PDT)

Simone Ling

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Aug

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Wednesday | August 18, 2021

Advisor Studio: Kelly Bush Novak on Developing Your Personal Brand

12:00PM - 1:00PM (PDT)

Kelly Bush Novak

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Jul

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Thursday | July 29, 2021

Advisor Studio: Natalie Metzger on Finding and Building a Successful Production Crew

12:00PM - 1:00PM (PDT)

Natalie Metzger

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Jun

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Wednesday | June 23, 2021

Advisor Studio: Kevin Iwashina on the Business of Filmmaking Post-COVID

4:30PM - 5:30PM (PDT)

Kevin Iwashina

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May

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Thursday | May 20, 2021

Advisor Studio: Justin Chon on Directing Actors

2:30PM - 3:30PM (PDT)

Justin Chon

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Apr

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Thursday | April 22, 2021

Advisor Studio: Allison Carter on the Essential Skills of a Successful Producer

1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)

Allison Rose Carter

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Mar

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Thursday | March 18, 2021

Advisor Studio: Elyse Steinberg and Eli Despres on Shooting & Editing THE FIGHT

1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)

Eli Despres

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Feb

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Thursday | February 25, 2021

Advisor Studio: Writer/Director Nijla Mu'min on the Power in "Personal" Storytelling

1:00PM - 2:00PM (PST)

Nijla Mu’min

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Feb

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Wednesday | February 03, 2021

Advisor Studio: Nanfu Wang on Documentary Filmmaking

12:00PM - 1:15PM (PST)

Nanfu Wang

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Dec

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Thursday | December 03, 2020

Advisor Studio: Rafael Agustín on Pitching a TV Series

1:00PM - 2:00PM (PST)

Rafael Agustín

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Nov

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Thursday | November 12, 2020

Advisor Studio: Sydney Freeland on Directing Features vs. Television

1:00PM - 2:00PM (PST)

Sydney Freeland

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Oct

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Wednesday | October 14, 2020

Advisor Studio: Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera on Making THE INFILTRATORS

1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)

Cristina Ibarra

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Sep

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Wednesday | September 09, 2020

Advisor Studio: Sheldon Candis on Finding Your Voice and Visual Style

1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)

Sheldon Candis

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Jul

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Thursday | July 23, 2020

Advisor Studio: Edson Oda on Making Your First Feature

1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)

Edson Shundi Oda

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Jun

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Wednesday | June 17, 2020

Advisor Studio: The Black List's Franklin Leonard on Building Your Career as a Screenwriter

1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)

Franklin Leonard

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May

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Thursday | May 21, 2020

Advisor Studio: Trey Ellis on Building Your Storytelling Toolbox

1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)

Trey Ellis

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Apr

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Thursday | April 30, 2020

Advisor Studio: Josh Goldenberg on Breaking into the Business and Building Your Career

8:30AM - 9:30AM (PDT)

Josh Goldenberg

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Mar

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Thursday | March 19, 2020

Advisor Studio: Éva Gárdos on the Editing Process

1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)

Éva Gárdos

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Feb

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Thursday | February 13, 2020

Advisor Studio: Angela Tucker on Writing and Directing

12:00PM - 1:00PM (PST)

Angela Tucker

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Jan

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Wednesday | January 15, 2020

Advisor Studio: Todd Louiso on Acting and Directing

1:00PM - 2:00PM (PST)

Todd Louiso

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Dec

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Thursday | December 19, 2019

Advisor Studio: Natalie Qasabian on Producing "Searching"

1:00PM - 2:00PM (PST)

Natalie Qasabian

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Nov

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Thursday | November 21, 2019

Advisor Studio: John Lopez on Writing for TV

9:00AM - 10:00AM (PST)

John Lopez

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Oct

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Wednesday | October 30, 2019

Advisor Studio: Peter Biegen on the TV Writers' Room

11:00AM - 12:15PM (PDT)

Peter Biegen

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Sep

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Thursday | September 26, 2019

Advisor Studio: Alix Madigan on Producing

1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)

Alix Madigan

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