Julia Virginia Berner

Julia Virginia Berner, born in Rome in 1999, is a writer, filmmaker, and photographer. She holds a diploma in Storytelling from Scuola Holden and a degree in Film Studies from DAMS, University of Bologna. She has lived in Valencia, where she worked as a photographer and film director, and served on the jury of the Cinema Jove International Film Festival. During her time there, she directed a short film inspired by local legends of witches.
Driven by a deep commitment to environmental justice, Berner spent several months immersed in the daily life of Indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon. This experience gave rise to a photo reportage and a documentary, currently in production. Her short stories and articles have been published in “la Repubblica” and “Il Post”.