Luciana is a director, screenwriter and actress, as well as a partner and art educator at Grupo Nós do Morro. She conducted casting research and acting workshops for the film “City of God” (2002). Her short film “Mina de Fé” (2004) was awarded and presented in many festivals. She directed the episode “Acende a Luz” in the film “5 x Favela, Now by Ourselves” (2010), presented at the Cannes Film Festival, and the feature film “7 Cortes de Cabelo no Congo” (2022).