Julia
Description
Think you know all there is to know about Julia Child? Think again. This sumptuously shot biography from the Oscar-nominated directors of RBG (2018) not only fills in many overlooked details of Child’s life, but also tenderly exposes the motivations of an intensely complicated woman who dared to share her passion for cooking with the world. Infused with infectious joy, that voice, and drool-inducing footage of buttery French food, Julia is a treasure trove of personal anecdotes, witty correspondence, and the very personal ingredients of a life lived to the brim.
Julia will be offered as a community screening, free and open to the public. Attendees must RSVP for tickets.
Biographies
Betsy West (Director/Producer) is the Academy Award-nominated director/producer of RBG (2018), along with Julie Cohen. Most recently, she and Cohen directed My Name Is Pauli Murray, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2021. Betsy was executive producer of Makers: Women Who Make America (2014), about the modern women’s movement, and the feature documentary The Lavender Scare (2019). As an ABC News producer and executive producer of the documentary series Turning Point, she won 21 Emmy awards. Betsy is the Fred W. Friendly Professor Emerita at Columbia Journalism School.
Julie Cohen is the Academy Award-nominated director and producer of RBG (2018), along with Betsy West. Her film My Name Is Pauli Murray, also co-directed with West, premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Previous films include The Sturgeon Queens (2015), and Ndiphilela Ukucula: I Live to Sing (2014). Before she made documentaries, Julie was a longtime staff producer for NBC News. She’s been an enthusiastic amateur cook and baker ever since her parents bought her a Cuisinart for her bat mitzvah in the 1970s.