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 ==