Julie Sharbutt

JULIE SHARBUTT (Writer/Director) is a Genre and comedy filmmaker who comes from the worlds of theater and improv comedy. Her work explores contemporary social issues with character-driven stories filled with warmth and dignity, even and especially within Genre. Her 2023 horror comedy short film SCAM is currently kicking off a film festival run in Oscar Qualifying and renowned horror festivals. Other recent credits include 2021 Tribeca Film Festival World Premiere short comedy film CUPIDS, which she co-wrote with director Zoey Martinson for Tribeca Studios' 8:46 Films Program. Her 2021 horror comedy feature screenplay GHOSTIES was a 2021 Nantucket Film Festival Tony Cox Screenplay Competition, FilmQuest and Other Worlds Finalist. Her feminist horror feature screenplay RETREAT is currently in development to film at the end of 2022 with Toronto production company West Film. Prior to her career in filmmaker, Julie was a full time theater, film and television actor in New York, with an MFA in Acting from NYU. Julie’s 2019 short horror film 3 DAYS screened at over thirty film festivals including 2019 Fantastic Fest, San Francisco Indie Fest and Atlanta Shorts Fest (Best Screenplay), and is now streaming on premiere horror channel ALTER. Her debut feature film debut as a writer and director, MOVED, was distributed by 1091 in 2015. With additional background in comedy writing and performance from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and The Peoples Improv Theater, Julie's comedy writing has been featured in The New Yorker: Shouts & Murmurs, McSweeneys, Funny-Ish and more. Julie is a member of Film Fatales and Alliance of Women Directors, and is a longtime volunteer at Inner-City Arts, LA Promise Fund, Opening Act and 52nd Street Project. A 2018 Time Warner (WarnerMedia) OneFifty New Storytellers Initiative Artist,She enjoys gardening, hiking, art, activism, taking pictures of animals on her phone, and ghost stories.