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Abortion Party

North American Premiere

Director Julia Mellen animates and celebrates the termination of her pregnancy with an unexpected array of guests.

Director
Credits
Country of Origin

Spain

Year

2025

Language

English

18+
14 min
Animation Comedy Documentary Experimental & Avant Garde Shorts Women Directors

Credits & Director

Producer

Julia Mellen

Screenwriter

Julia Mellen

Cinematography

Julia Mellen

Editor

Julia Mellen

Julia Mellen headshot

Julia Mellen

Julia Mellen is a Brazilian American filmmaker living in Madrid. Her first film was Yung Lean, Please Be My Yung Love (2018), which was shown at the London Short Film Festival and Metrograph Theater in NYC, among others. Mellen was featured in Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film” and later interviewed alongside Jodie Mack for Metrograph at Home.

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