​Nature Film Dance Film Music Video Art Video Filmmaker Denver Colorado Animal Female Editor Video Editor Woman Editor America ​Nature Film Dance Film Music Video Art Video Filmmaker Denver Colorado Animal Female Editor Video Editor Woman Editor America​ Nature Film Dance Film Music Video Art Video Filmmaker Denver Colorado Animal Female Editor Video Editor Woman Editor America
Julie Busse
Film Editor & Filmmaker
And More...
Now Streaming
Kuishi Na Simba
(Living With Lions)
Curiosity Stream, Siima Media, Ouragan Films
​
Directed by Erica Rugabandana
Produced by Jacqueline Farmer, Erica Rugabandana, and Julie Busse
DP Cyril Barbacon
Edited by Julie Busse
​
Two lionesses and their cubs live a life of abundance on the Serengeti. But when the dry season arrives, the hungry lions prey on the cattle in the neighboring village, where Rugari the cattle herder and his family live. Rugari is faced with a terrible decision. Livestock are his family’s only income, and he could protect them by poisoning the lions. But if he’s caught he will be sent to jail. His daughter Nyange insists that there must be another way.
Festivals
The Old Bear
Co-Directed by Julie Busse and Candice Odgers
Featuring Casey Anderson
With an original music score by M.G. Clark
A film by Think Lemonade Productions and Vision Hawk Films
​
When old bears go to the mountain for the last time, they aren't just digging their den - they're digging their graves. Through the interweaving of family stories with the final days of bears in the Alaskan wilderness, "The Old Bear" reflects on what nature can teach us about parenthood, aging, and death.
​
Now Streaming
NY Emmy Nomination:
Cultural Documentary
Directed by Nic Petry
Edited and Written by Julie (Rooney) Busse
With an original music score by Gregory Richardson
Produced by Caroline Cronson and Duke Dang
​
Amidst the pandemic, Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim produced performing arts creative bubbles for artists to work safely together again. Go behind the scenes as artists return to the studio and stage for the first time since the pandemic. Featuring Music From The Sole, Les Ballet Afrik, Ephrat Asherie Dance, The Missing Element, Jamar Roberts, and Seven Deadly Sins.
Read More
Upcoming
Leopard Dynasty: The Rise of Rana
​
Written and Directed by Aishwarya Sridhar
Narrated by Ravi Kapoor​
Executive Producer Jacqueline Farmer ​
Editor Akash Gulati
Edit Producer Julie Busse
Terra Mater Studios, Bambee Studios Private Limited & Ouragan Films with the participation of Arte GEIE
Upcoming
Tailless
​
Directed by Daniel Dietrich
Screenwritten by Julie Busse and Daniel Dietrich
Produced by Ann Prum
Edited by Julie Busse
Ocellus Media
​
About
Julie Busse is a Jackson Wild Award winning, Emmy-nominated filmmaker, film editor, and producer. She’s known for her dance-informed, empathetic editing style that prioritizes storytelling through movement. She specializes in nature film, dance film, art cinema, especially stories which explore human-animal intersectionality.
Julie received her MFA in film from the University of Colorado Boulder. For a decade she was the lead editor for Dancing Camera Productions in New York City. Additionally, she has exhibited experimental films and performances across the country since 2009.
She feels dance film and nature film perfectly compliment each other in their lyrical flow, non-verbal storytelling, and stories of awe and triumph.
​
In her free time, Julie is involved with the circus arts as an acrobat and plays in a local Denver band "You, Again".
​​​
Homebase
Denver, CO​​​
Contact: juliekbusse@gmail.com
Sketchbook
Rabbit in Paris
Dodo in Paris
Rabbit in Paris