Julia Atkins is a journalist & filmmaker based out of New York, NY. Julia’s passion lies in visual storytelling, and she uses film as a medium to uplift voices.
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Recent Work
Below you’ll find examples of projects that Julia completed in recent years.
Abolition May
Abolition May : A short documentary on the month-long call to action to abolish private university police departments. Student activists from across the United States and Canada spent the month of May protesting, speaking and curating art builds. This documentary features The University of Chicago and Care Not Cops, a student-led organization.
Chief Kenton Rainey of UCPD, Provost Lee and the PR team at U Chicago declined to comment.
Produced and Directed by Christopher Vazquez, Leonna McAfee and Julia Atkins.
Tyler and Matt Tease America
Football Road Show, Eps 2 &3
Overtime
Tyler Cameron and Matt James travel around the country to the best college football environments.
Tyler and Matt Tease America
Basketball Road Show, Parts 1 & 2
Overtime
Tyler Cameron, Matt James and Overtime Day load up a minivan and drive to North Carolina from New York City with only a full tank of gas, basketball tickets, and $500 each to their names. Their objective? Bet their way through North Carolina and make it back to NYC in the green. Game lineup: Duke vs. Wake Forest, UNC vs. Pitt, and Hornets vs. Heat.
Parlay Hot Seat
Sports Betting Show
Overtime
Parlay Hot Seat is Overtime's bi-weekly sports betting series, featuring hosts Alex Day, Matt James and Tyler Cameron. Three guests come on each episode and pitch a parlay to the hosts. If a host likes the parlay, they can bid on it and offer the contestant up to $250 to place the bet.
The Visibility of Wealth Inequality at The Kentucky Derby
This short documentary follows the annual events of “the most exciting two minutes in sports.” The film takes on a mostly cinéma-vérité style, putting the wide disparity of wealth between rich and poor in the United States on display.
Produced and Directed by Julia Atkins.
Chicago Music Exchange
This short features the famous Chicago music shop in Lake View. Julia spoke with the manager of the store and the acoustic specialist to craft an audiovisual experience.
Medill Newsmakers Show
Julia anchored her own 15-minute newscast on Abolition May. She did all of the pre and post-production. It will be aired on Channel 27 Chicago on August 10, 2021 at 8:30 pm.
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