Steven Luna

Steven Luna is a filmmaker, director of photography, writer/director, and an arts educator. Steven obtained his MFA from Emerson College and his films “Cut” and “To Be Heard” have screened in film festivals and art exhibits in the U.S. and internationally. “Cut” won a Global Film Accolade Award and “To Be Heard” screened in an Oscar-qualifying festival and was a semi-finalist for Screencraft’s Diverse Voices in 2018. Steven has worked on multiple personal projects: writing, capturing photos, experimental and documentary footage for installation and exhibition purposes, most recently showcasing their work at the 103rd Annual Bendheim Exhibit, 433 Magazine, and as part of the Artist’s Literacies Institute project called the Artist’s Grief Deck. As an education designer and educator, Steven has worked with the Institute of Contemporary Art’s teen program called the Artist and Writer’s Collective in Boston, MA. Steven has taught at CCTV, AS220, Rhode Island College, and Emerson College. Steven was also the First Assistant Director to “Playland” which premiered in February 2023 to rave reviews in IFFR, and is currently directing a documentary focusing on teenage baseball players in Dominican Republic.