Luna Carmoon

Luna Carmoon
Born1997 or 1998 (age 27–28)
Lewisham, London, England
Occupations
  • Film director
  • scriptwriter
Years active2018–present

Luna Carmoon (né Hollie Moore; born 1997 or 1998) is an English screenwriter and film director. Her 2023 debut feature film Hoard starred Joseph Quinn and Hayley Squires and premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.

Early life

Carmoon was born in Downham, Lewisham. Her father works as a plumber and her mother a hairdresser, they are divorced. She grew up on a council estate with her mum, sister, grandfather, and late-grandmother, who appears at the end of Hoard.

At 17, she realised that she could become a filmmaker and began applying to schemes that did not need a degree, as she was unable to afford film school.

Prior to becoming to filmmaker, Carmoon worked at her local CeX, she was also employed at a garden centre.

Career

In 2019, Carmoon made her first short film Nosebleed with Sky Arts and National Youth Theatre via their "shortFLIX" scheme, ran by Creative UK. The film was screened at BFI London Film Festival and was broadcast on television the same year. The following year, Carmoon was selected as a Sundance Ignite fellow and directed her second short film Shagbands, produced by Film4 and BFI.

Carmoon then developed a script with Film4 who, she claims, "ghosted" her for a year after they put the project on "indefinite hold".

Carmoon made her feature film debut with Hoard in 2023, after a work in process screening at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival. For Hoard, Carmoon received Special Mention for Direction at 2024 Luxembourg City Film Festival.

She directed the 2024 "Here's The Thing" music video, a coming-of-age narrative depicting an Irish stepdancer befriending and joining a coven, for the Irish rock group Fontaines D.C.. The video surpassed 1 million views within two years on YouTube.

In 2025, Carmoon was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. Subsequently. she became a member of BAFTA Breakthrough.

Her next project will be a book adaptation that she is transposing to the 1930s, and which will also draw influence from her own grandmother’s diaries.

She has contributed to both Sight and Sound and Tate Etc.[citation needed]

In 2026, Carmoon wrapped principal photography on her next feature; To Make Ends Meat, a horror starring Naomi Ackie, Alison Oliver and Éanna Hardwicke. The film, produced by BBC Film, BFI , Goodfellas, Mother, ProdCo, Arts Alliance, Affine Films, Cofiloisirs and Blush Film, will begin its sales launch at Marché du Film.

Personal life

In an interview with Another Magazine, Carmoon explained she had depression during the COVID 19 lockdown, stating that Hoard, originally a 20-page short story, was intended as a suicide note.

She is currently in a relationship.

Filmography

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes Ref(s)
2019 Nosebleed Yes Yes No Short film
2020 Shagbands Yes Yes No Short film
2023 Hoard Yes Yes No
TBA To Make Ends Meat Yes Yes No

References

  1. ↑ "CREATIVE ENGLAND ANNOUNCE AMBITIONS FOR SECOND ROUND OF SHORTFILM INITIATIVE SHORTFLIX IN PARNTERSHIP WITH SKY AND THE NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE - National Youth Theatre". www.nyt.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  2. 1 2 "6 names to have on your radar this spring". The Face. 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  3. 1 2 3 Cooper, Sarah (2022-06-29). "Stars of Tomorrow 2022: Luna Carmoon (writer/director)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  4. 1 2 "Hoard". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  5. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (2023-09-02). "Hoard review – a haunting study of loneliness and thwarted sexuality". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  6. 1 2 AnOther (2023-09-15). "Luna Carmoon's Hypnotically Strange Debut Film About Hoarders". AnOther. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Gilbey, Ryan (2024-05-15). "'I am gross, animal and carnal': Luna Carmoon on her disturbing, stinky-scented new film". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  8. 1 2 Ntim, Zac (2024-12-18). "Luna Carmoon On The Battle Of Producing Her Debut 'Hoard', Being "Ghosted" By Film Four & Why She Will Never Trade The UK For Hollywood: "I'm Not Interested In Americana"". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  9. ↑ Georgiades, Luke (2024-03-15). "Luna Carmoon: "Even when I was little I was always in touch with my shadow."". A Rabbit's Foot. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  10. ↑ "British Council Film: Nosebleed". film-directory.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  11. ↑ "Sundance Institute and Adobe Announce 2019 Sundance Ignite Fellows - sundance.org". 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  12. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (2022-09-19). "London Film Festival Unveils Works-in-Progress Showcase". Variety. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  13. ↑ Vassilis, Economou (2024-03-11). "Terrestrial Verses wins big at the Luxembourg City Film Festival". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  14. ↑ Molloy, Laura (6 August 2024). "Fontaines D.C.'s new video is a twisted take on teen girlhood". Dazed. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Fontaines D.C. - Here's The Thing (Official Video)". YouTube. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "'Hoard' director Luna Carmoon discusses Bafta Breakthrough". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  17. ↑ Ritman, Alex (2026-04-21). "Naomi Ackie, Alison Oliver and Éanna Hardwicke to Star in Luna Carmoon's 'To Make Ends Meat'". Variety. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  18. 1 2 "Naomi Ackie, Alison Oliver star in Luna Carmoon's 'To Make Ends Meat' as filming wraps". Screen. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  19. ↑ Balanescu, Miriam (2020-03-05). "The unstoppable rise of nosebleeds in cinema". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  20. ↑ "Shagbands". Film Hub North. Retrieved 2023-12-26.