Juliana “Julie” Piscina is a comedy writer and director from New York whose work focuses on the absurdity and heartfelt comedic themes of coming of age stories - and sometimes, sports! Her characters breathe life into the discomfort of growing up and the invaluable privilege of friendship. She is a recent graduate from UCLA's School of Theater Film & Television writing and directing MFA program where her thesis project, "The Ladies" earned grant awards from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Motion Picture Association of America as well an equipment grant from SONY. She has written and directed three short films and two series pilots.

She also works in post production as a story producer for documentary film.