Originally from New York City, Julia Schachter graduated from Oberlin College in 1982 with a combined degree in art and art history. Since then she has worked in many aspects of the film and television industry, with a strong interest in independent and documentary filmmaking. Schachter started working in production in San Francisco. Following a move to Los Angeles 1985, she worked with jazz musician Herbie Hancock and his management company. Returning to the film business, she was story editor for independent British producer Davina Belling (GREGORY'S GIRL, COMFORT AND JOY, OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY), based at Kings Road Entertainment from 1986 to 1988. As a freelance production manager and line producer, she worked on documentaries, commercials and music videos. She joined the staff of CBS series "Rescue 911" in 1990, where she became Associate Producer, supervising hundreds of shoots all over the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. In 1993, Schachter partnered with director Michèle Ohayon to form Echo Pictures and produce the feature documentary COLORS STRAIGHT UP as an independent. Produced entirely on grants and donations, COLORS STRAIGHT UP won the Golden Gate Award for the Arts in the 1997 San Francisco International Film Festival, and aired on PBS. It was also nominated for an Oscar®. With partner Michèle Ohayon, Schachter produced the documentary segments for the primetime PBS series, "Adventures From The Book Of Virtues." Other credits include "The First Year" (2001, TV) and TEACH (also 2001).  Nominated for Achievement in Documentary Features 1997: COLORS STRAIGHT UP - Producer (w. Michèle Ohayon) 1 nomination