Julia Verdinborn 1970

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Biography

Veteran filmmaker Julia Verdin is a multi-hyphenate - she is known as an accomplished producer, award-winning Director and has written a number of screenplays. Having been in the film business for 30 years, Julia has established herself as one of Hollywood's leading independent producers, with over 36 critically acclaimed feature films produced to date. She founded and has been running Rough Diamond Productions since 1995. Julia's films have been selected for many major film festivalicluding Sundance, Toronto, Venice, AFI, Raindance, Vancouver International, and London. As a director, her former acting background has given her the tools to support her actors and bring out amazing performances, and her producing background enables her to stay on budget while bringing out the best creative results. Her directorial debut, Lost Girls, starring Bar Paly, Marisol Nichols, and Jamie Harris did well on the festival circuit and won several awards including Best Social Impact film at The Culver City Film festival. The film has also been broadcast as part of an educational program on sex trafficking of minors and has been screened by organizations and communities and is currently in distribution. Her first feature that she directed, wrote and produced, Angie: Lost Girls, had a limited theatrical release in December 2020 at a drive-in due to Covid-19 and distributed by Freestyle in the U.S. and Jinga Films worldwide. Set around the world of child sex trafficking again, this time focusing on a victim's difficulty re-integrating with her family, re-finding her self-worth whilst combating ongoing threats to herself and loved ones from traffickers. The film stars Olivia d'Abo, Dylan Sprayberry, Anthony Montgomery, Randall Batinkoff, Jane Widdop, M.C. Lyte and Amin Joseph. Her second feature, MAYA, is currently in post-production and showcases how young, vulnerable teens with no support at home can be lured by traffickers online. It stars Patricia Velasquez, Rumer Willis, Gian Franco Rodriguez, Rena Owen, Anthony Montgomery and newcomers Isabella Feliciana and Billy Budinich. She directed a short promo for GIFT (Global initiative fighting Trafficking) and 2 short films, Brown and The Inheritance, in partnership with non-profit Kids in The Spotlight, which were stories written by and acted in by foster youth. Brown screened at Paramount Studios in November 2019 and screened at several film festivals. The Inheritance premiered at the Orpheum Theater in November 2021. Julia founded and serves on the board of directors of Artists For Change, a 501c non-profit with a mission of raising awareness on key social issues through film and media.

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No Address
No Address

2025

Drama

Director, Producer, Writer

9
0.7
Americans with No Address
Americans with No Address

2024

Documentary

Director

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Double Exposure
Double Exposure

2024

Drama

Casting Director

4
0.6
Death on the Border
Death on the Border

2023

Crime • Thriller

Producer

5.9
0.5
Maya
Maya

2023

Drama • Thriller

Director, Producer, Writer

4.5
1.1
Angie: Lost Girls
Angie: Lost Girls

2020

Crime • Drama • Thriller

Screenplay, Director

5.3
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The Unwilling
The Unwilling

2017

Horror • Thriller

Producer

3.9
0.5
2 Jacks
2 Jacks

2012

Comedy • Drama

Producer

5.2
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The Least Among You
The Least Among You

2009

Drama

Producer

5
0.1
The Breed
The Breed

2006

Horror • Thriller

Casting

5.4
1.7
Slipstream
Slipstream

2005

Science Fiction

Co-Producer

5.2
0.7
Riding the Bullet
Riding the Bullet

2004

Drama • Horror • Thriller

Co-Producer

5.1
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Dracula 3000
Dracula 3000

2004

Horror • Science Fiction

Casting

2.7
1.1
Stander
Stander

2003

Action • Crime • Drama

Producer

6.2
0.9
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision

2003

Action • Science Fiction

Casting

5.6
0.6
Pavement
Pavement

2002

Mystery • TV Movie • Thriller

Co-Producer

5.6
0.5
Greenmail
Greenmail

2002

Action • Crime • Drama

Co-Producer

2.3
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Styx
Styx

2001

Action • Crime • Thriller

Producer

3.7
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Contaminated Man
Contaminated Man

2000

Science Fiction • Thriller

Producer

4.3
0.6
Ballad of the Nightingale
Ballad of the Nightingale

1999

Drama • Romance

Co-Producer

4
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Perfect Assassins
Perfect Assassins

1998

Action • Thriller

Producer

5.8
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Matter of Trust
Matter of Trust

1998

Drama • Mystery • Thriller

Producer

3.5
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Detour
Detour

1998

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

Producer

5.3
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The Set Up
The Set Up

1995

Action • Mystery • TV Movie • Thriller

Producer

4.2
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Temptation
Temptation

1994

Thriller

Producer

4
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Zits
Zits

1988

Comedy • Family

Executive Producer

3.9
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