Julia Leigh

Birth : 1970-01-01, Sydney, Australia

History

Julia Leigh (born 1970) is an Australian novelist, film director and screenwriter. In 2011 her debut feature film Sleeping Beauty was selected to screen in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival. She is an author of two award-winning novels, "The Hunter" and "Disquiet."

Movies

The Hunter
Novel
Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by an anonymous biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.
Sleeping Beauty
Writer
A haunting erotic fairytale about Lucy, a young University student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire.
Sleeping Beauty
Director
A haunting erotic fairytale about Lucy, a young University student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire.