Julia Hunter

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

Her feature This is Me Loving You is an intimate portrait revealing the intersection of addiction and intimate partner violence that begins in a recovery home where Julia lived for over two years. This is Me Loving You is a co-production of Kindling Group and produced by Danny Alpert. The project has received support from the Crossroads Fund and was selected for the 2024 Big Sky Pitch.

Julia is also directing Gertrude, a hybrid documentary produced by Christina Shaver exploring the surrealist painter Gertrude Abercrombie’s life and posthumous rise. Alongside Maya Horton, Julia is co-directing the feature My Mother is an Artist, which follows a mother and son artist team working to heal their grief through the power of art. My Mother is an Artist is supported by KTQ Labs, Chicago Filmmakers, DCASE and the 2021 Cucalorus WIP Lab.