Julia Maixer is a cinematographer based in Los Angeles, originally from Barcelona, Spain. She studied Film Production at ESCAC, specializing in cinematography, before moving to the U.S. to complete her MFA at the American Film Institute. She has worked on narrative shorts, documentaries, and music videos, as well as serving as a camera trainee on HBO’s House of the Dragon Season 2.
Raised in a family predominantly formed by women, she became attuned to the unspoken inner worlds that women possess, naturally drawing her to stories exploring those psychologies. Inspired by her fascination with womanhood, intimacy, human relationships, and the environments that shape their stories, this perspective informs the highly emotional lens Julia brings to all of her work, taking in the reflections and layers of beauty that live in characters and places, with the ultimate goal of reawakening the audience’s capacity to feel. Her film Crianza reflects this vision, earning recognition through AFI’s pre-selection for the ASC Student Heritage Awards and EnergaCAMERIMAGE.