Biography

Julieta Tetelbaum is a queer film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and art director from Buenos Aires, now based in London. Her multifaceted artistic vision explores themes of humanity, gender, feminism, memories, violence, intimacy, functional diversity, and sexuality, challenging conventional storytelling and cinematic conventions.

Her films—The Misfortune of Femininity (2020), Wake Up! It's Yesterday (2021), Black Chalk (2022), and Joy (2023)—are part of the Library of Congress of Argentina's collection and have been showcased in museums, art galleries, urban spaces, and over 200 international film festivals worldwide.

Highlights of Tetelbaum's career include a special screening of her film Joy alongside Pedro Almodóvar's Pain and Glory at Argentina's Library of Congress, as well as solo exhibitions at IA&A Hillyer Gallery in Washington, D.C., Somers Gallery in London, and an extensive showcase of her filmography at renowned venues worldwide, including the BFI in London, MALBA in Buenos Aires, National Sawdust in New York, and Focal Point Gallery. She has also collaborated with celebrated artists Marta Minujín at Frieze New York and Amalia Pica at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.