Giulia Frati

An active member of Makila co-op since 2009 and co-founder of Cuban Hat pitch, Giulia Frati has directed social documentaries and experimental shorts. Her feature film Istanbul Echoes immerses us in the reality of street vendors in a gentrifying megalopolis. The film's skillful sound design turns urban sounds into music and was awarded the Iris Prize for Best Documentary Sound in 2020. In Pupa's Garden, the Italian-born filmmaker offers an inspiring portrait of her grandmother, who transformed an illegal dump into a beautiful botanical garden for her community on Lake Como, Italy. It has been screened at several international festivals, won a jury prize and was broadcast on French television. Currently, Giulia is filming symphony orchestra concerts of various Quebec orchestras, and is developing her first fiction projects.