Julie Pacino

Julie Pacino
At the Locarno Film Festival, August 2025
Born
Julie Marie Pacino

(1989-10-16) October 16, 1989
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Director
  • Producer
FatherAl Pacino (father)

Julie Marie Pacino (/pəˈn/ pə-CHEE-noh; Italian: [paˈtʃiːno]; born October 16, 1989) is an American filmmaker, whose debut film as a director, I Live Here Now, premiered in 2025.[1]

The daughter of actor Al Pacino with acting teacher Jan Tarrant,[2] she studied filmmaking at the New York Film Academy,[3] and launched the film studio Poverty Row Entertainment with filmmaker Jennifer DeLia.[4] Her first credit as a producer was on DeLia's 2013 film Billy Bates.[4] She subsequently worked as a producer of both feature and short films, and as a director of short films, and founded another production company, Tiny Apples, in 2020.[5]

I Live Here Now premiered at the 29th Fantasia International Film Festival.[6]

Personal life

Pacino was born to in Queens, New York City to Italian-American actor Al Pacino and acting coach Jan Tarrant. She grew up in Tappan, New York, attending Tappan Zee High School in Orangeburg, New York.[7]

In 2021 she entered a relationship with Israeli tennis player Adi Spiegelman.[8]

References

  1. ^ Georg Szalai, "Julie Pacino on Exploring Female Trauma in Lynchian Feature Directorial Debut ‘I Live Here Now’". The Hollywood Reporter, July 22, 2025.
  2. ^ Bill Brownstein, "Brownstein: Another Pacino is set to make a mark in Montreal, this time as a director". Montreal Gazette, July 23, 2025.
  3. ^ Sarah Title, "Al Pacino’s 4 Kids: All About Julie, Anton, Olivia and Roman". People, January 27, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Paul Chi, "Julie Pacino made first film with advice from dad, Al". The New York Post, December 7, 2014.
  5. ^ Stephanie Kaloi, "Al Pacino's Daughter Julie Pacino Is Following In His Footsteps". The List, February 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Amber Wilkinson, "‘I Live Here Now’ review: Julie Pacino’s vividly realised debut plays out in remote California motel". Screen Daily, July 24, 2025.
  7. ^ "Julie Pacino Profile - UCLA Official Athletic Site". UCLA. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
  8. ^ Thiya Barak, "Israeli girlfriend of Al Pacino's daughter didn't know her father is a legendary actor". Ynet, September 26, 2021.