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Julia Verdin

Overview

Veteran filmmaker Julia Verdin is a multi-hyphenate - she is known as an accomplished producer, award-winning Director and has written a number of screenplays. Having been in the film business for 30 years, Julia has established herself as one of Hollywood's leading independent producers, with over 36 critically acclaimed feature films produced to date. She founded and has been running Rough Diamond Productions since 1995.

Julia's films have been selected for many major film festivalicluding Sundance, Toronto, Venice, AFI, Raindance, Vancouver International, and London. As a director, her former acting background has given her the tools to support her actors and bring out amazing performances, and her producing background enables her to stay on budget while bringing out the best creative results.

Her directorial debut, Lost Girls, starring Bar Paly, Marisol Nichols, and Jamie Harris did well on the festival circuit and won several awards including Best Social Impact film at The Culver City Film festival. The film has also been broadcast as part of an educational program on sex trafficking of minors and has been screened by organizations and communities and is currently in distribution.

Her first feature that she directed, wrote and produced, Angie: Lost Girls, had a limited theatrical release in December 2020 at a drive-in due to Covid-19 and distributed by Freestyle in the U.S. and Jinga Films worldwide. Set around the world of child sex trafficking again, this time focusing on a victim's difficulty re-integrating with her family, re-finding her self-worth whilst combating ongoing threats to herself and loved ones from traffickers. The film stars Olivia d'Abo, Dylan Sprayberry, Anthony Montgomery, Randall Batinkoff, Jane Widdop, M.C. Lyte and Amin Joseph. Her second feature, MAYA, is currently in post-production and showcases how young, vulnerable teens with no support at home can be lured by traffickers online. It stars Patricia Velasquez, Rumer Willis, Gian Franco Rodriguez, Rena Owen, Anthony Montgomery and newcomers Isabella Feliciana and Billy Budinich.

She directed a short promo for GIFT (Global initiative fighting Trafficking) and 2 short films, Brown and The Inheritance, in partnership with non-profit Kids in The Spotlight, which were stories written by and acted in by foster youth. Brown screened at Paramount Studios in November 2019 and screened at several film festivals. The Inheritance premiered at the Orpheum Theater in November 2021.

Julia founded and serves on the board of directors of Artists For Change, a 501c non-profit with a mission of raising awareness on key social issues through film and media.

Known for

Acting

2022 Bully High Actor Julia, the Teacher 59
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2017 Run Actor Emily's Mom 58
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2012 2 Jacks Actor Helena 58
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2009 The Least Among You Actor Dr. Anderton 59
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2000 ivans xtc. Actor Mary 58
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1992 Duel of Hearts Actor Lady Rohan 58
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1988 The Lady and the Highwayman Actor Lady Caroline 58
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1987 The Fourth Protocol Actor Jill Dunkley 59
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1985 Dutch Girls Actor French Girl 58
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Comic Escape Actor Norma 59
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Directing

2025 No Address Directing Director 58
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2020 Angie: Lost Girls Directing Director 58
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Writing

2025 No Address Writing Writer 58
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2020 Angie: Lost Girls Writing Screenplay 58
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Production

2025 No Address Production Producer 58
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2024 Double Exposure Production Casting Director 58
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2023 Death on the Border Production Producer 58
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2023 Maya Production Producer N/A
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2017 The Unwilling Production Producer 58
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2012 2 Jacks Production Producer 58
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2009 The Least Among You Production Producer 59
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2006 The Breed Production Casting 56
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2005 Slipstream Production Co-Producer 58
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2004 Riding the Bullet Production Co-Producer 56
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2004 Dracula 3000 Production Casting 52
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2003 Stander Production Producer 59
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2002 Pavement Production Co-Producer 59
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2002 Greenmail Production Co-Producer 58
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2001 Styx Production Producer 58
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2000 Contaminated Man Production Producer 58
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1999 Ballad of the Nightingale Production Co-Producer 58
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1998 Perfect Assassins Production Producer 59
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1998 Matter of Trust Production Producer 58
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1998 Detour Production Producer 58
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1995 The Set Up Production Producer 58
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1988 Zits Production Executive Producer 58
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