GUEST BIO

Jules Rico (they/she) is a New York City–based camera assistant and operator and an Associate Member of the Society of Camera Operators, specializing in documentary filmmaking. Their work is rooted in social justice and gender politics, using storytelling through the lens to explore the complexities of lived experience and systemic inequity.

Their recent television credits include Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia, and Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History, as well as Sitting Bull, My Mom Jayne, and work on PBS series including Nova and American Masters. They have also worked as a 1st AC on Tribeca-selected films, including I'm Your Venus, Guad Gods, and Satisfied.
Jules’ work also includes contributing to projects with major cultural institutions such as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, including coverage connected to The Genesis Facade Commission: Jeffrey Gibson, The Animal That Therefore I Am—a large-scale public installation that transforms the museum’s Fifth Avenue facade through Indigenous-centered sculpture and themes of interconnectedness, identity, and environment.

Their experience spans documentary, commercial, nonprofit, and live event production—including campaigns for the New York Mets and Barilla—as well as camera operation across sports and live environments such as Citi Field, UBS Arena, and Monster Jam.

Working across a range of sets and conditions, Jules brings a perspective grounded in collaboration, adaptability, and care for the people behind the work. Their experience navigating production environments informs an ongoing interest in access, labor, and what it takes to build a sustainable and equitable career in film and television.