Episode 112: Julia Campanelli

This week Elaine and Louise chat with the inspirational American Actress, Director, Writer, and Filmmaker. In this momentous week with a formal apology from the Scottish Government to the thousands of people prosecuted of witchcraft during the 17th Century in Scotland. We chat with Julia about her feature film about one of those witch trials. That of The Paisley witches. The amount of research Julia has done is incredible and it all comes from a place of making sure these people’s stories are not erased. So really today’s podcast is a Herstory episode. Enjoy. Remember to us your stories of the women you admire to [email protected] Let’s celebrate all the wonderful humans in our life. JULIA CAMPANELLI Julia is a filmmaker, actress, and Raindance Fellow known for her commitment to gender parity and inclusion in the arts. Julia is Founder and Executive Producer of Shelter Film, dedicated to changing the narrative in front of and behind the camera with visually arresting and socially impactful films by and about women, BIPOC and under-represented humans. Shelter’s inaugural film ‘116’ written, directed and produced by Julia, screened in over 50 festivals world-wide, won 27 awards, and releases in 2022. Her screenplay, THE PAISLEY WITCH TRIAL, in pilot and feature versions, has won 12 Best Screenplay awards including Raindance Film Festival Best Unproduced Screenplay and Francis Ford Coppola American Zoetrope Screenplay finalist. TPWT is in development for production on Scotland. Julia also founded Shelter Theatre Group, a not-for-profit company dedicated to diversity and inclusion on stage. She directed and produced 13 stage productions in NYC including the critically acclaimed MACBETH on LES. As an actress Julia is known for NBCUniversal’s DEMENTIA 13, 116, KILL THE MONSTERS, ABC’s ONE LIFE TO LIVE, and as Hecate in Punchdrunk’s Obie, Drama Desk, & Outer Critics Award-winning immersive production SLEEP NO MORE. WEBSITE: http://www.shelterfilm.com TWITTER: @jcampanelliNYC INSTAGRAM: @juliacampanelli LINKTREE P&N Linktr PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistentandnasty for those who can donate. A million thanks and love. Resources https://www.samaritans.org/?nation=scotland http://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/ https://rapecrisisni.org.uk/ https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ https://www.artsminds.co.uk/ https://www.bapam.org.uk/ https://freelancersmaketheatrework.com/sexual-violence-support-services/ Stonewall UK Trevor Project Mermaids UK Switchboard LGBT+ GATE Join our Zoom Coffee Morning every Friday at 11am GMT, email [email protected] WeAudition offer: For 25% off your monthly subscription quote: NASTY25 Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: https://join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/ Or if you've got a project to cast, you can Post Castings for free: Apply promo code PERSISTENTANDNASTY at the checkout