Julia Willoughby Nason
{{Short description|American director of documentary films}}
Julia Willoughby Nason is an American director of documentary films.
Biography
Julia Willoughby Nason was born and raised in New York City.{{Cite web |title=Cinemart |url=http://thecinemart.com/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=thecinemart.com}} She graduated from Hampshire College. She has collaborated with her former Hampshire College classmate Jenner Furst on several projects.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-10 |title=Hampshire College Alums Jenner Furst 02F and Julia Willoughby Nason 01F Codirect New Docuseries, "LulaRich," on Clothing Company and "Cult" LuLaRoe |url=https://www.hampshire.edu/news/hampshire-college-alums-jenner-furst-02f-and-julia-willoughby-nason-01f-codirect-new |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Hampshire College |language=en}}
Several programs she directed, produced, or wrote were nominated for awards. These include Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story (2018){{Cite web |title=71 Seconds That Changed America |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/honors/twelfth/honoree7 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Television Academy |language=en}} and Fyre Fraud (2019),{{Cite web |title=Fyre Fraud |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/fyre-fraud |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Television Academy |language=en}} which were nominated for Emmy Awards, and Time: The Kalief Browder Story (2017), which won a Peabody Award.{{Cite web |title=Time: The Kalief Browder Story |url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/time-the-kalief-browder-story/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=The Peabody Awards |language=en-US}}
Other programs Nason is known for include Welcome to Leith (2015), which aired as part of the series Independent Lens,{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Leith |url=https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/welcome-to-leith/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Independent Lens |language=en-US}} The Pharmacist (2020),{{Cite web |last=Watkins |first=D. |date=2020-02-08 |title=In solving his own son's murder, "The Pharmacist" also took on the opioid epidemic |url=https://www.salon.com/2020/02/08/the-pharmacist-netflix-true-crime-murder-opioid-epidemic-salon-talks/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Salon |language=en}} LuLaRich (2021),{{Cite web |last=Aurthur |first=Kate |date=2021-08-30 |title=How the LuLaRoe Pyramid Scheme Became the Explosive Amazon Docuseries 'LuLaRich' |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/lularich-lularoe-amazon-docuseries-directors-interview-1235051603/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Matthew |date=2022-04-23 |title='LuLaRich' Takes Comedic Look At Collapse Of A Business Empire Built On Leggings – Contenders TV: Docs + Unscripted |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/lularich-jenner-furst-julia-willoughby-nason-blye-faust-cori-shepherd-stern-interview-contenders-tv-1235008620/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal (2023), and Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023).{{Cite web |last=Nardino |first=Meredith |date=2023-06-02 |title=Jill Duggar Felt 'Obligated' to Defend Family Amid Scandals: Revelations |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/shiny-happy-people-docuseries-biggest-duggar-family-revelations/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Donnellan |first=Sara |date=2023-05-23 |title=Duggar Docuseries Producers Claim Family Is Part of an 'Insidious Cult' |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/shiny-happy-people-duggar-family-secrets-producers-speak-out/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-06-01 |title=The Duggar Women Were Forced To Show Their Childrens' Births On Their TLC Show |url=https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a44064632/shiny-happy-people-duggar-family-secrets-documentary/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Women's Health |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-26 |title=You Aren't Prepared for How Disturbing 'Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets' Is |url=https://jezebel.com/duggar-family-documentary-shiny-happy-people-review-1850470133 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Jezebel |language=en}}
Selected filmography
- Time: The Kalief Browder Story (2017): Executive producer{{Cite web |date=2017-02-25 |title=Join Nick Sandow, Jenner Furst And Julia Willoughby Nason At AOL Build |url=https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/join-nick-sandow-jenner-furst-julia-willoughby-nason-aol-build/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Harlem World Magazine |language=en-US|last1= Magazine|first1= Harlem World}}
- Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story (2018): Director, executive producer
- Fyre Fraud (2019): Director, executive producer{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-01-15 |title=Another wild documentary on the disastrous Fyre Festival has dropped |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/42907/1/hulu-watch-new-fyre-fraud-festival-documentary-billy-mcfarland |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Dazed |language=en}}
- 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{{Cite web |last=Ingram |first=Hunter |date=2023-02-22 |title='Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal' Directors on Why the Story Won't Be Over Even When the Verdict Is Read |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/murdaugh-murders-a-southern-scandal-directors-netflix-docuseries-1235531116/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=2023-02-22 |title=Netflix's 'Murdaugh Murders' Team Say They've Uncovered New Crimes |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/02/murdaugh-murders-netflix-interview |access-date=2023-06-07 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}
- Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023): Director
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|name=Julia Willoughby Nason|id=3749397}}
- [https://www.goldderby.com/feature/jenner-furst-julia-willoughby-nason-lularich-video-interview-1204954214/ Interview] about LuLaRich
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Category:American documentary film directors
Category:American women film directors