Get to know more about @Luna McKee, Assistant Director on TAOS, inspired by storytelling and shaped by a lifelong love for film, from early Garfield drawings to the worlds of Jurassic Park and beyond. Driven by collaboration and community, she brings a passion for building meaningful creative experiences, and believes the real win is creating something special together.

Why did you join TAOS? What do you hope to get out of it?

I joined TAOS because I thought that the story was super compelling and I also was super stoked about the community and being able to collaborate with other artists in a meaningful and open way! Community rules!

What first inspired you to pursue art, and how has that inspiration evolved over time?

I was very first inspired to do art by my dad who taught me to draw Garfield comics when I was a kid, and he introduced me to early film inspirations in Spielberg movies like Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Alien, etc.. Over time that's definitely evolved in the different movies, games, etc. that I have come to love and be inspired by, but nowadays find a lot of my inspiration in real life through deep-diving science and history (it's so much fun)!

What has been your biggest achievement so far as an artist?

I think so far my biggest achievement as an artist was making and directing a short film with some of my best friends in the world. To me, it taught me how good and meaningful a production team can feel when everyone is driven to push each other to become better artists and professionals while making something really cool together. We won a student Emmy recently, but it already felt like we won by having made something together.