Julia Ponce Díaz
Directing
Biography
Julia was born and raised in a town with six churches and no movie theater, but somehow found herself closer to film than to god. Her work focuses on exploring the experiences of female characters in search of their identity and place in the world, and the relationships that help them in such journey. Julia believes that much of our identity doesn't really happen in the reflection of the mirror but in the gaze of others, and her goal is to create narratives that examine the subjective experience that is growing up. Julia's work is inspired by the films of Lucrecia Martel, Alice Rohrwacher and Céline Sciamma; the strange realism of their cinematic worlds, and the subjective and almost tactile quality of their movies. Like them, she is committed to create films that find poetry in everyday life, and reveal those little moments of connection that make reality transcend.
Known For
During an improvised trip to the California mountains, a self-conscious French girl studying in the US finds herself lost and, desperate for a sense of belonging, decides to act on her growing obsession towards her charismatic new friend.
Soredia
A visual poem exploring female relationships and intimacy. A journey across the different stages of a friendship that emphasizes both the unique fragility of female bonds and the extent in which they impact our identity as women. Cross-legged was shot combining different formats, both digital and film
Cross-Legged, As We Sat Through Time
Is That All There Is? is the inability to face reality as it is, and the tendency to sugarcoat it to make it more like whatever it is we’re looking for. It’s the isolation to which we voluntarily submit ourselves whenever we start a romantic relationship of any kind. It's the crumbling of all our expectations and the disappointment we feel every time they shatter before our eyes. Is That All There Is? is when you hit rock bottom... and suddenly come back to life.
Is That All There Is?
Poolside lust and desire under a Summer haze. Two teenage girls encounter a gorgeous boy at a pool, but one's infatuation with him drives a wedge between them. Is anything as intense as your first love?
Surrender
A bathroom stall hookup gets complicated when some unexpected guests arrive.