Julie Mallozzi

Who is Julie Mallozzi?

Julie Mallozzi is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producer, artist and teacher based in Boston, Massachusetts. She is of Chinese and Italian-American descent and was raised in Ohio.

Her first film from 1999, Once Removed, was based on her meeting her mother's family in China and how they were entangled in China's political history and affairs. Her second film, released in 2004, Monkey Dance, tells the tale of three teenage Cambodian-Americans who live in Lowell, Massachusetts, struggling to achieve success under difficult circumstances and all of whom are united under the aegis of traditional Cambodian folk dance, such as the Monkey Dance. Julie’s current film investigates the aging of a French-Canadian woman, originally from India, who lost her skin color and became White.

Julie has also produced media for non-profit organizations to use in fundraising and outreach. Her clients include the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, the Center for Health Equity and Social Justice, and the Boston Public Health Commission.

Julie’s films have won awards at festivals around the world and have screened in museums, universities, and on public television in the United States.