A Filipinx tattoo artist unlocks ancient Indigenous Visayan histories through ink in Oakland, CA.
MEET THE DIRECTOR
JULIA NACARIO (they/siya, she) is a Bay Area based and Cebuano filmmaker invested in the cultural revitalization of Pilipinx communities.
They were accepted by Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project - QWOCMAP as a Film and Freedom Academy fellow in 2023 and continues to work in film spaces across the East Coast and Bay Area as a 1st Assistant Camera since 2018. Her debut documentary short, “PAINTED ONES” won Best Documentary at London International Film Festival and was a finalist for CAAM’s Loni Ding Award in 2025.
Her work has been showcased at the Asian American Showcase, CAAMFest, DisOrient Asian American Film Festival, Diwa Filipino Film Festival Showcase, San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, HAAPIFEST, the International Queer Women of Color Film Festival, and Queer East in London, UK.
Outside of film festival coordination and programming, Julia enjoys kickboxing and studying Filipino martial arts.
Cast & Crew
Director & Producer: Julia Nacario
Assistant Director: Meja Tyehimba
Tattoo Artist: La’on Canabe
Drone Operator: Lucien Chan
Camera Operator: Yusuke Fumishi
Client: Stephanie “Stevie” Rothermel
Sound Mixer & Editor: David Naguna
Gaffer: Kevin Kodama
Special Thanks: QWOCMAP Film & Freedom Academy
