She has a BA from Columbia University in psychology. For the past twenty years, she has worked in various capacities of the film business: sound editor, assistant film editor, soundperson, cameraperson, and director and producer. Her films have won many awards and are distributed by Women Make Movies, Filmmakers Library, and Bullfrog Films. Julie Akeret is a member of Women Make Movies in NYC and Women in Film and Video/New England in Boston.