Julia Willoughby Nason is an American director of documentary films.

Biography

Julia Willoughby Nason was born and raised in

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. She graduated from

Hampshire College Hampshire College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1970 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges ...

. She has collaborated with her former Hampshire College classmate Jenner Furst on several projects. Several programs she directed, produced, or wrote were nominated for awards. These include '' Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story'' (2018) and ''

Fyre Fraud ''Fyre Fraud'' is a 2019 American documentary film about the fraudulent Fyre Festival, a 2017 music festival in the Bahamas. It was directed by Julia Willoughby Nason and Jenner Furst, and premiered on January 14, 2019, on Hulu. Premise The fil ...

'' (2019), which were nominated for

Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...

, and '' Time: The Kalief Browder Story'' (2017), which won a

Peabody Award The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Foster Peabody, George Peabody, honor what are described as the most powerful, enlightening, and in ...

. Other programs Nason is known for include ''

Welcome to Leith ''Welcome to Leith'' is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker about white supremacist Craig Cobb's attempt to take over the North Dakota city Leith. The film premiered on January 26, 2015 at ...

'' (2015), which aired as part of the series ''

Independent Lens ''Independent Lens'' is a weekly television series airing on PBS featuring documentary films made by independent filmmakers. Past seasons of ''Independent Lens'' were hosted by Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Susan Sarandon, Edie Falco, Terrenc ...

'', ''The Pharmacist'' (2020), '' LuLaRich'' (2021), '' Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal'' (2023), and '' Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets'' (2023).

Selected filmography

* '' Time: The Kalief Browder Story'' (2017): Executive producer * '' Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story'' (2018): Director, executive producer * ''

'' (2019): Director, executive producer * ''The Pharmacist'' (2020) TV miniseries: Director, executive producer * '' LuLaRich'' (2021) TV miniseries: Director, executive producer * '' Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal'' (2023) TV mini series: Director, executive producer * '' Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets'' (2023): Director

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