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 in June 2021 and nominated for an International Documentary Association Award for Best Short.
Luisa directed the 2018 New York Times Op-Doc We Became Fragments, which screened at the 2018 UN General Assembly and was nominated for a 2018 International Documentary Association Award. Luisa has done award-winning global coverage for platforms including Showtime’s VICE, The New York Times 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. She is currently in development on a international sports docuseries.
Get in touch: luisaconlon@gmail.com