Luciana Brafman is an attorney, producer, director and climate activist with more than 20 years of experience in award-winning projects,including two Emmy nominations.
As the founder of Time To Act, she transforms cinema and art into tools for socio-environmental impact, leading documentaries, exhibitions, and installations dedicated to sustainability and environmental justice.
Her work also extends to the institutional sphere: she is a global ambassador for LACMA, serves on the board of Heal the Bay, and brings a diverse educational background that includes the University of Southern California, Boston University, the New York Film Academy, Parsons School of Design, and the NEDE Institute. She is currently pursuing the Global Public Health Leadership program at Harvard University.
In the audiovisual industry, Luciana has contributed to major Brazilian productions. She was an international co-producer of Orfeu Negro through Rio Vermelho Filmes, alongside Renata Magalhães, Renata Diegues, and Paula Lavigne, and a co-producer of Tropa de Elite through the production company Posto 9.
Earlier in her career, she worked as an assistant to Professor Philippe Mélan in International Law at Harvard University in 1997, contributing to a chapter of his book on project finance.
Recognised for projects such as “Your Style, Your Impact”, an award-winning documentary screened at COP30, and the immersive installation Climate Dreams Box, launched at COP27, Luciana uses art as a bridge between awareness and action, mobilising audiences and institutions to respond to the climate emergency.