Juliet Belisario is a Toronto-based filmmaker whose work explores the inner lives of children and women through a sensorial, intimate lens.

Her narrative short Cocoon received a jury honourable mention at TIFF Next Wave and won the Outstanding Local Film Award at Breakthroughs Film Festival. Guy Maddin described Cocoon as a “charged up and enchanting childhood gender reverie” and praised Belisario’s “great control over tone.”

Her documentary short Willow World screened at Antimatter Media Art, Lunenburg Doc Fest, and NFFTY. Her latest narrative short, Devils in the Bush, received a jury honourable mention at Inside Out Film Festival and screened at the New York Asian Film Festival.

Alongside her filmmaking, Belisario conducts an ongoing interview series with filmmakers. Published conversations include Mike Leigh, Franco Piavoli, Ira Sachs, and Guy Maddin, with more forthcoming.

Cocoon is now available online, while Willow World and Devils in the Bush remain on the festival circuit.