Julie Mayhew

The Gymnast (2024) Writer / Director

A woman coming to terms with her midlife loneliness has a transformational meeting - with herself.

THE GOOD FIGHT (2023) Writer / Director

"You have to be willing to fight!" A super-short, Super 8 parable on the power of protest - and the strange disappointment of getting what you want, conceived as a playful response to Rebecca Solnit’s powerful words in Hope In The Dark: “Some activists are afraid that if we acknowledge victory, people will give up the struggle. I’ve long been more afraid that people will give up and go home or never get started in the first place if they think no victory is possible or fail to recognise the victories already achieved.” Premiered in Chicago February 24 Europe premiere @ Dresden Schmalfilmtage March 24 UK Premiere @ Hasting Rocks April 24

FOR MUM (2023) Writer / Director

“What do I love most about my mum? God. I wish that wasn’t such a difficult question to answer…” A docu-drama short about one of the easiest and most difficult relationships of our lives. Selected for nine festivals and counting, including Doc Heads and Shorts On Tap: Women In Revolt (both London)

Unknown Number (2019) Writer / Director

So wrapped up in furious heartbreak, a young woman doesn’t notice that her frequent cold-callers are saying something she might actually want to hear. An off-beat, short comedy about love, hate and knowing what to listen to in an increasingly noisy world. Premiered ~ The Rex, Berkhamsted, January 2019. Played festivals in London, Paris and LA.