FILM WRITER | DIRECTOR
Julia 秀英 Ngeow (she/her) is an Australian film director based in Brooklyn, New York, who has created films across the globe. Driven by a passion to uncover truth and cultivate empathy through storytelling, Julia has created documentaries, music videos, narratives, and commercial content that explore psychology and the physics of reality with a focus on interconnectedness and human vulnerability.
Born at 9:13am on the summer solstice, Julia spent time growing up in Sydney, Singapore and Perth, Western Australia. She enjoyed an eclectic upbringing with her Hakka Chinese father from Malaysia, who inspired her interest in Daoism, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Qi Gong energy work, and her mother, who instilled the artistry, music and mysticism from her Celtic ancestry. Julia has played bagpipes since she was 12 years old.
With a background in STEM, Julia graduated with a Bachelor of Biophysics (majoring in Neuroscience). She’s worked as a researcher with the Australian Cancer Council investigating the anti-cancer potential of Aboriginal medicinal plants, as well as the causes of childhood brain tumors. Many of Julia’s recent films revolve around health, wellness, and nature - exploring the intersection between art and science.
Julia’s recent “She Can STEM” PSA for Ad Council starring TIME’S “Kids of the Year,” Gitanjali Rao, won the Gold Clio Entertainment Award 2022.
Julia is currently working with Convicts on a documentary in Nowra, Australia, a rural town suffering through a mental health crisis following bushfires, Covid-19 and devastating floods. The film tests Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s hypothesis made in 1960, that if 1% of a population can be taught to meditate, then a seismic benefit will occur to the town as a whole through a collective coherence effect. We seek to confirm this through new science research at local universities and capture the process on film.
When Julia’s not making movies you can find her learning about sustainable gardening, reading about the untapped potential of the human mind, or photographing astrological events.
julia.ngeow@gmail.com
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