Julia Weisberg Cortés
Type of Work Seeking:
Writers’ Assistant, Script Coordinator, Development Opportunities (Including Open Writing Assignments)
Staff in a Room (Staff Writer or Story Editor)
Credits:
In pre-production for Scottish horror feature film THE COVETED
Wrote and directed the Oscar-qualified film BOYFIGHTER, starring Michael Mando, which had its world premiere at Tribeca 2025
Wrote and directed the Austin Film Festival Jury Award-nominated and Audience Award Winner film MORE THAN DUST
Personal Highlights:
Creator/Writer of MOONSHINE (Executive Producers: Marissa Jo Cerar, Reggie Rock Bythewood, & Gina Prince Bythewood)
Creator/Writer of THE GOLDREN CHILDREN (Executive Producer Marissa Jo Cerar)
2023 Humanitas New Voices Fellow
2023 Warner Bro's Directing Television Fellow
2025 Rising Voices Fellow
2025 Rideback Rise Circle Member
World Premiere of DESDE LA TIERRA MUERTO at Hollyshorts 2023
Representation:
Manager: Mikhail Nayfeld, Heroes and Villians
Learn More about Julia:
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Raised by her grandmother in San Francisco’s Mission District, Julia Weisberg Cortés grew up surrounded by stories, stories she continues to excavate as a now professional storyteller. Inspired by the strength and resilience of the Mexican American women in her family, she creates films that explore identity, love, and hope in worlds shaped by struggle. As the first woman in her family to pursue higher education and the first to follow a creative dream, Julia has become an award-winning writer and director across television and film. She remains committed to telling stories and writing from the heart.
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UPSTAGE - (Drama/Series)
Three best friends pursue Broadway fame, but their rise comes at a cost when a powerful director exploits their deepest insecurities, pulling them into a world of manipulation and control.
STEEL - (Drama/Series)
When a Texas stay-at-home mom discovers her husband’s secret life as an illegal gun smuggler, she’s thrust into a vast American-led criminal enterprise, only to realize she may be more suited to its violent world than she ever imagined.
THE WILD AND WUTHERING - (Drama/Series)
In a world between imagination and reality, the Brontë sisters confront their own desires and fears by stepping into the gothic novels they wrote, uncovering a tale of heroism, magic, horror and love.
ROMONA AVENUE - (Drama/Series)
In 1990s San Francisco, a Mexican-American mother confronts gang violence and tech-fueled displacement, risking betrayal to keep her family alive as the city transforms.
THE DAUGHTER OF NO ONE - (Drama/Feature)
At a Ludod camp in South Dakota, a 16-year-old girl falls into a secret romance, only to be abruptly pulled into an arranged marriage that separates her from the boy and puts her future at risk.
HUCKLEBERRY BOY - (Drama/Feature)
During the Great Depression, a twelve-year-old boy fleeing an abusive home rides the freight trains across America, where he befriends a destitute poet who teaches him to read and write.