Julia Elizabeth Evans is a neurodivergent writer-producer from the American South. She earned her MFA in Film & TV Production at USC, where her limited series won Best Drama Series at the 42nd College Television Awards. Evans has received $100,000 in grants from various foundations, including The Andy Warhol Foundation, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, among others. Being very honest and specific about place in storytelling, her work explores contemporary and future American identity. Prior to filmmaking, Evans worked at NPR and the NYTimes as a researcher. Outside of filmmaking, she studies the Japanese martial art of Aikido.