Julius Jefferson (they/he) is a Chicago-based filmmaker. They co-edited the mockumentary The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein. Watch it.
In 2021, their short film "MY *****, WHITE JESUS" screened at the 6th Andromedia Film Festival. It was a selected finalist for the Jury Special Award.
Between 2021-2023, Julius edited over 700 videos for The Onion, The Root, Kotaku, and many more websites. This one is pretty good.
In 2024, their short film, "God Help Us," played in Sweet Void Cinema's Shorts Film Festival. It was released exclusively on NoBudge later that year.
In 2025, the Onion News Network won a Webby Award in the 'Video & Film - Comedy' category. For their contributions as Video Editor, Julius was listed alongside their team members as recipients for the award.
As of 2026, Julius works at The Onion as their full-time Video Editor.