
Dana St. Amand
Known for
Lighting
Biography
Dana St. Amand is a transgender filmmaker from Manhattan, Kansas. A graduate of the Motion Picture Institute of Michigan, Dana has film experience in a variety of different skill sets including lighting, camera, art, editing, and VFX. Her short IT’S SURPRISINGLY HARD TO KILL A MAN! won Best Comedy at WILDSound festival, and her feature screenplay GUN was an official selection of the LGBTQ+ Toronto & LA Film Festival and a semi-finalist at the Flickers’ RIIFF.
Best known work
Filmography
TBA
BUGDirector, Writer, Producer, Visual Effects, Carpenter
2026
Radon’s DaughtersChief Lighting Technician, Visual Effects, Gaffer, Assistant Editor
2024
Wait To Tell MotherGaffer
2024
It’s Surprisingly Hard to Kill a Man!Director, Writer, Producer



