JULIA JAMIE SPARROW
Screenwriter
Berlin • English / German
+49/0 178 940 5494
Character-driven stories about identity, belonging and unexpected connections.​​
Market-oriented, working with Audience Design.
ABOUT

Julia Jamie Sparrow is a Berlin-based screenwriter with a background in psychology, drama and literature, working across film and series.
Her work focuses on character-driven narratives that explore the creation of identity, the faces of grief and importance of connection. From the very start, she analyzes the needs of her target audiences and integrates their dynamic viewing habits into her working process'.
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She develops emotionally grounded stories that combine humor, vulnerability and the social Zeitgeist. She has a Steckenpferd for found families and our universal search for belonging.
DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS
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Winner - Social Film Award, 2025​
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Nominated - Seriesly Festival, 2024
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Projects in development across series and feature film
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Work developed in writers’ rooms and independent productions
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Based in Berlin, working internationally in English and German
SELECTED PROJECTS
FUCKING HOPE
Series • Dramedy
"Freya, cursed to meet people at their worst, has lost all belief in the future of humanity and decides to end things, when she unexpectedly becomes responsible for the safety of a mysterious 12-year-old, who
changes the lives of everyone she meets. Maybe she is the key to change things - or finally let go."
NEXT YEAR WILL BE DIFFERENT
Feature • Drama
"Two opposite strangers move into the apartment of their deceased loved one, while raising a daughter
and preparing for a custody battle, discover how the faces of grief change not only themselves,
but their idea of family."
THE SECRETS OF GROWING UP
(Working Title: TO KILL HER BABY)
Feature • Dark Comedy / Drama
"Estranged childhood girlfriends Alicia and Roe reunite when a surprise pregnancy puts Alicia’s
life at risk - forcing Roe to choose between rebuilding the bond she longs for or crossing an
unforgivable line to keep Alicia alive, by killing her unborn child."
DEVELOPMENT SLATE
Selected projects currently in development
FUCKING HOPE
Series
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LOST GIRL, PRETTY BOY
Series
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NEXT YEAR WILL BE DIFFERENT
Feature
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THE AFTERLIFE IS A MESS
Vertical Series/Micro Drama
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THE SECRETS OF GROWING UP
(Working Title: TO KILL HER BABY)
Feature
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SHAPES OF LOVE
Series
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THE SOUND OF SONG AND WHISPER
Short Film
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HOW TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART (IN 10 DAYS OR LESS)
Short Film
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FOREVER CHILDREN
Fictional Doc
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MY MOTHERS HANDS
Short Film
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EDUCATION
Since 2022
2023 - 2025
2017 - 2020
2020 - 2023
2023
Masterclasses and Trainings with Jenji Kohan, Mindy Kaling, Prof. Dr. Christoph Schneider, Elena Lyubarskaya, Diane Warren, David Lynch and Shonda Rhimes
Literature at the Humboldt University
Exchange Studies at Yale University
Psychological Education at the Neurolinguistic Institute
Drama at the European Theatre Institute and Schauspielschule Charlottenburg