Finalist, Roadmap Writers Short Script Lab 2026
BIO
Julia Morizawa is a writer/producer and proud mom of two tiny superheroes based in Portland, Oregon. Produced projects include JESUSCAT (OR HOW I ACCIDENTALLY JOINED A CULT) (feature film), SIN & LYLE (short film), FIVE YEARS (short film), TWENTY-TWO (play), and AMERICAN COMEDY HORROR STORY: ORPHANAGE (fiction podcast). Her most recent project, DRAGONFLY (animated short film), premiered at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in May 2023. It was awarded Best Animation at the Maryland Int'l Film Festival, Best AAPI-Directed Film at the Phoenix Film Festival, and the Audience Award for Best Animation at DisOrient in 2024. Julia is currently in development on a feature, SOMETHING ABOUT THE TIDE, which was one of five finalists invited to pitch at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival as part of AT&T's Untold Stories. Julia tends to write about flawed characters in complex relationships who are deeply motivated by the people they love. Lately, she's been focusing on true stories, the Asian American experience, mental illness, family, and social issues from a satirical perspective.