Steven Luna is an Afro-Caribbean Filmmaker of the diaspora who uses the camera as an extension of himself: an essential tool in establishing an empathetic dialogue with his subjects/surroundings.
Steven has an MFA in Film and Media Art from Emerson College and was the Graduate Student Speaker for his graduating class. Steven’s experimental film, Cut, won a Global Film Accolade Award and screened at festivals across the world. Steven’s first narrative short film, To Be Heard, screened at Oscar-qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival, and many other film festivals across the country.
Steven’s photography has been exhibited at the 103rd Annual Bendheim Exhibit and Steven’s writing and photos have also been published in 433 magazine, as well as a part of the Artists Literacies Institute project called the Artist’s Grief Deck.
Steven is also an educator, having worked as the Lead Teaching Artist with the Artist and Writer’s Collective, a teen program at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, and with other Youth Organizations such as CCTV, and AS220. Steven has also taught at the college level with Rhode Island College, and Emerson College.
Steven is the Lead Editor and a Co-Partner at DominiRican Productions, working with clients such as Pregones Theater, Bombazo Dance Company, NASDAQ, All Arts, Roundabout Theater, and the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. As of September 2022, Steven is currently based in Tempe, Arizona.
*image above taken by Norlan Olivo
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