Julia Camara is a Brazilian writer/filmmaker. Born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil, she freelanced for years as a Portuguese translator for film and television subtitling. She has written and directed several award-winning short films including “House Cleaning,” Best Comedy Short at the New York International Independent Film Festival, and “How to Get a Date,” Best Short Short at the Broad Humor Film Festival. She wrote the sci-fi feature “Area Q” (starring Isaiah Washington), the road movie “Open Road” (starring Andy Garcia, Juliette Lewis and Camilla Belle), and the award-winning sci-fi found footage feature “Occupants” (starring Star Trek: Voyager's Robert Picardo).“Occupants” has screened at over 100 film festivals around the world and has won over 90 awards including “Best Sci-fi Feature” at Shriekfest Film Festival, “Best Screenplay” at Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, Best Female Screenwriter at Glendale International Film Festival and a Telly Award for Writing. Julia's feature directorial debut is the experimental feature drama “In Transit.” The film won Best Experimental Film three times; at the Glendale International Film Festival, at the Top Indie Awards Film Festival and at the Culver City Film Festival. “In Transit” is currently available on Amazon Video.