Julie Jackson

CEO + Executive Producer at Truce Media
Creative Executive, Director, Producer and Screenwriter

Denver, Colorado

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February 2021

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About Julie

An Emmy-Award-Winning filmmaker, Julie has produced and directed over 1000 documentaries across the US and abroad, including several Emmy Award-Winning shows for Public Television. She is the Creator & Showrunner for Rocky Mountain PBS’s “Colorado Experience”, currently in its 9th season. Her artistic side is also expressed through cooking, gardening, handstands and painting with acrylics. Although she holds a degree in International Affairs & Economics, Julie’s passion is storytelling and she has several narrative TV and film projects in development.

Gender:
Female

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White Prairie Budget: $1M - $5M | Historical A deadly blizzard tests a timid teenager and her classmates trapped inside a wrecked school bus in 1931.
Gear Up (working title) Romance A sporting goods heiress falls for a rough and tumble sales rep & outdoor adventurer after her father threatens to disinherit her.
Black Baron Historical A tenacious entrepreneur becomes a self-made millionaire in the wild west.
Mariel Romance An allergy prone workaholic journalist falls for a rural rancher when she takes a remote assignment to save her job.

Credits

Colorado Experience (2013 - 2022)
Television by Rocky Mountain PBS Showrunner-Producer-Director-Writer-Editor Currently in its 9th season, "Colorado Experience" highlights the people, places and events from Colorado's past. 108 episodes to date.
Caliber of Healing (2019)
TV Movie by Rocky Mountain PBS / Julie Jackson (Documentary) Director-Writer-Producer This Emmy Award-Winning 56-minute documentary features personal stories of healing and explores how 3 Coloradans dealt with the lifelong changes that come with a spinal cord injury inflicted by a bullet. From a drive-by shooting, to an accidental shooting, to a mass shooting, discover how each of them dealt with the physical, mental and financial impact, tackled forgiveness, and explored alternative treatments like acupuncture and massage to help in their journey of healing. Produced by Rocky Mountain PBS. Directed by Julie Speer Jackson & Brian Malone.
Breaking the Mold (2018)
Documentary by Julie Speer Productions Producer-Writer In this comical, lighthearted documentary, discover how two “high altitude”, octogenarian university professors broke the mold for themselves and created a ripple effect that continues to inspire.

Awards

Numerous Heartland Emmy & Colorado Broadcasters Award Nominations 2012-2022
(2022)
Heartland Emmy Award: “Director/Executive Producer/Videographer - Caliber of Healing"
(2020)
Fred Woods Cesar Chavez Award
(2015)
Heartland Emmy Award: “EP, Director, Writer - Standing in the Gap"
(2015)
Heartland Emmy Award: “EP & Director - Colorado Experience: Sand Creek Massacre"
(2014)
National Emmy Nomination: “Director - Divorce, Sesame Workshop Outreach Special”
(2014)
Heartland Emmy Award: “Producer, Director, Videographer, Editor - Great Ingredients"
(2013)
Heartland Emmy Award: “Producer, Director, Writer, Editor - Henry the Gossip” (Downton Abbey Spot)
(2013)
Heartland Emmy Award: “Producer, Director, Editor - Women & Girls Lead”
(2013)
Metro Beat TV’s “People To Watch”
(2006)
Heartland Emmy Nomination: “Producer - Sweet Ambition”
(2004)
enver Business Journal “Most Innovative New Products”: Little Voice “Doc-U-Reach”
(2001)