JULIAN X

artist. director. photographer. liberator.









DIRECTING


I direct to stitch memory, movement, and myth into spaces where something real can unfold, and to summon what’s been waiting there.

I come to directing as a Black, queer artist from New Orleans, having been raised on rhythm, ritual, and storytelling that refuses to die. That background shapes everything: how I listen, how I lead, and what I choose to make visible.

I approach every process asking these questions:
What truth are we chasing?
Where is the rupture, and the release?
What’s been buried that’s ready to rise?

My process is one of deep care and deep risk. I build portals— moments that transport, challenge, and transform both storytellers and audiences across worlds and time. I’m not here to replicate what’s been done. I’m here to offer something that frees us, even if just for a moment.

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