Julia Willoughby Nason

Julia Willoughby Nason is an American director of documentary films.

Biography Julia Willoughby Nason was born and raised in New York City. She graduated from Hampshire College. She has collaborated with her former Hampshire College classmate Jenner Furst on several projects.

Several programs she directed, produced, or wrote were nominated for awards. These include Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story (2018) and Fyre Fraud (2019), which were nominated for Emmy Awards, and Time: The Kalief Browder Story (2017), which won a Peabody Award.

Other programs Nason is known for include Welcome to Leith (2015), which aired as part of the series Independent Lens, The Pharmacist (2020), LuLaRich (2021), Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal (2023), and Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023).

Selected filmography

Time: The Kalief Browder Story (2017): Executive producer Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story (2018): Director, executive producer Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023): Director