Lauren Loesberg has been a filmmaker since she was a child, telling stories of women who defy expectations across genres. Her films have been recognized by the Student Academy Awards, Film Independent, the Chicago International Film Festival, and more than eighty film festivals around the world.

Her debut feature, Year One, was listed by IndieWire for their 2024 Sundance Wish List and premiered in competition at the Bentonville Film Festival in 2024. Year One is also the recipient of the ReFrame Stamp, an initiative of the Sundance Institute and Women in Film to highlight films that achieve gender parity in front of and behind the camera. It is currently available on streaming!

As a screenwriter, she participated in the 2025 Athena Writer’s Lab and placed as a finalist or semi-finalist with the Austin Film Festival AMC Pilot Award, the Athena List, the Anarchists United Writer’s Fellowship, and the Sundance Brand Storytelling Program.

She has worked on set across film and television, including as director & producer’s assistant on Season 2 of TOKYO VICE on HBOMax. A graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in Radio/TV/Film, she is currently coordinator at SCRIPTNOTES while pursuing her MFA in the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC. 

A panel discussion at the American Cinematheque featuring Lauren Loesberg, Dasha Gorin, Imani Davis, Emma Raimi, and Kim Hoyos for the feature film YEAR ONE.
Lauren Loesberg at an event for the 2024 Bentonville Film Festival, with her feature film YEAR ONE.
Lauren Loesberg directing a short film in Prague.
Lauren Loesberg on set of her short film.
A young woman with red hair, wearing a black jumpsuit with shoulder bows and black high-heeled sandals, stands on a red carpet outside a building with stone exterior and steps.
Lauren Loesberg and Rey Tang at the premiere of their short film NOODLES & INCENSE.
Lauren Loesberg at Dances With Film promoting the feature film YEAR ONE.
Lauren Loesberg on set of her short film.
A woman with long wavy brown hair stands by a music stand, holding a paper and smiling, wearing a red-brown blouse, black jeans, and a necklace, in front of a black background.