Focus on Ability Film Festival
Julia Lewis
Filmmaker • Australia
Julia Lewis is an Australian filmmaker, creative producer, and founder of Margarita Media, with over 25 years’
experience across broadcast television, documentary, education, and emerging media. Her work focuses on human-centred storytelling that explores resilience, creativity, and social impact, often integrating innovative visual
techniques and immersive technologies. Julia has been an early adopter of generative AI within screen production
and is a passionate advocate for ethical, human-led creative workflows. Through her filmmaking, workshops, and
industry presentations, she supports creatives and communities in using storytelling as a tool for empathy,
awareness, and transformation.
experience across broadcast television, documentary, education, and emerging media. Her work focuses on human-centred storytelling that explores resilience, creativity, and social impact, often integrating innovative visual
techniques and immersive technologies. Julia has been an early adopter of generative AI within screen production
and is a passionate advocate for ethical, human-led creative workflows. Through her filmmaking, workshops, and
industry presentations, she supports creatives and communities in using storytelling as a tool for empathy,
awareness, and transformation.
Films by Julia Lewis
Short films and documentaries submitted to the festival by this filmmaker.
