Lisa Steen is a writer, director and producer based in Los Angeles. She was born in Tokyo, grew up outside of Washington D.C., and attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Her feature directorial debut Late Bloomers starring Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy) premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film festival and was released in theaters and VOD in 2024. Her short film Sundowners premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, and her short Stepdaddy premiered at SXSW 2019 and won Best Short Film at the Seattle International Film Festival. Lisa was showrunner on Epic Night, a series for Eko Studios starring Jacob Latimore (The Chi) and Sasha Pieterse (Pretty Little Liars). In 2020 she was selected for the Film Independent Directing Fellowship. She was also highlighted in Indiewire’s list of Rising Female Filmakers for 2023.