Juliana "Juju" Sorelli is a Los Angeles-based French filmmaker, designer and curator.[1]

Juliana Sorelli
Born1988 or 1989
Paris, France
Occupations
  • Designer
  • filmmaker
  • curator
Years active2012-present
Websitesorellipresents.com

Sorelli moved to Los Angeles in 2008. Her first film, Strange Strangers, was released in 2012. It featured Riley Keough,[2] who also starred in Sorelli's short, Madame Le Chat, which premiered at the Marfa Film Festival in 2014.[3]

In 2013 she founded a production company, Sorelli Presents, and opened a gallery and boutique in Hollywood. It became known as The Evil Rock N Roll Cat based on a drawing of an electrified cat that appeared on the building's exterior.[4] LA's "most cultishly cool store",[1] it appeared on the GQ list of the Coolest Off-the-Beaten-Path stores in America.[5] Sorelli curated art installations at The Evil Rock N Roll Cat, including After the Boom, a collection of Donna Santisi's photos of women in the 1970s LA rock scene,[6] and The Runaways, an exhibit of Runaways memorabilia and Brad Elterman's original photos of the band. The Runaways was also shown at the Poppington Gallery in New York in 2015.[7][8]

In 2014 Sorelli founded Hollywood Savage Society, a unisex clothing line inspired by punk and 1970s rock and roll.[9] She said in a 2017 interview that she started Hollywood Savage Society because she couldn't find clothing she wanted to wear.[10][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Anderson, Kristen (May 17, 2016). "Meet the French Filmmaker Behind L.A.'s Most Cultishly-Cool Store". Vogue.
  2. ^ "SHORT FILM: THE STRANGE STRANGERS". Nylon. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  3. ^ Sabas, Carole (June 16, 2014). "Director Juliana Sorelli Debuts 'Runaways' Photo Exhibit at Hollywood Boutique". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. ^ "Los Angeles La nouvelle vague 2/2". parismatch.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  5. ^ Carroll, Jay (November 23, 2015). "The GQ 100: The Coolest, Off-the-Beaten-Path Shops In America". GQ.
  6. ^ "Donna Santisi "After The Boom" Exhibition Opening at The Evil Rock N Roll Cat, Los Angeles - purple ART". Purple (in French). 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  7. ^ "Brad Elterman's Photos of Famous Teen Heartthrob from the 1970s". www.vice.com (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  8. ^ "Don't Miss: Jett Pack". W Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  9. ^ "The Five Most Exciting Brands In Denim Right Now". Racked. 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  10. ^ "Juliana Sorlli – The Evil Rock 'n Roll Cat". PUSS PUSS Magazine. 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
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