LUISA CONLON is a documentary director and cinematographer who has earned recognition for her immersive vérité filmmaking. Her most recent film Senior Prom was released by Independent Lens and nominated for an International Documentary Association Award for Best Short.
In 2018, Luisa directed the award-winning film We Became Fragments which premiered with New York Times Op-Docs and screened at the 2018 UN General Assembly and was nominated for a 2018 International Documentary Association Award. As a producer and cinematographer, Luisa has shot award-winning global coverage for platforms including VICE on Showtime, The New York Times, National Geographic, and VICE News.
Her most recent cinematography credits include Isabel Castro’s Mija (Disney Original Documentaries), Hannah Olson’s Emmy-nominated The Last Cruise (HBO) and Muck Media’s Science Fair (National Geographic). Luisa’s films have screened at festivals including the Tribeca Film Festival, DOCNYC, SFFILM and AFI DOCS. She is a two-time Livingston Awards finalist.
Luisa is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Get in touch: luisaconlon@gmail.com