Julia Parks is an artist and filmmaker from West Cumbria specialising in experimental documentary that explores overlooked landscapes and ecological themes. Her practice often focuses on “unloved” places such as post-industrial sites and marginal environments, where she examines their ecological value through field recording, collaborations, archival research and long-term observation.

Her work has screened at IFFR, Open City, AFO, Alchemy & Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg. She is currently developing her first feature project, Beyond Utropia and recently graduated from an MA in Documentary Film Directing with Doc Nomads (Erasmus Mundus Joint Master) taking place in Hungary, Portugal and Belgium (2024-26). She holds a BA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins, London (2012-15).