Anthony Lucero's latest feature, Paper Bag Plan, has swept the festival circuit with 13 awards, including 6 jury awards. Written and directed by Lucero, the film is in Oscar consideration on the Academy Screening Room. Paper Bag Plan was inspired by Lucero's mother and her dedication to Anthony's disabled brother.
Lucero's directorial debut feature film, East Side Sushi, was picked up by HBO after screening at the Miami International Film Festival. Written by Lucero, this drama/comedy indie favorite garnered 15 film festival awards nationwide, 8 Diosa de Plata award nominations including Best Picture and Best Director, has a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score and has the distinction of being listed as one of the "Top 10 Films of 2015" by SF Weekly and one of "The Most Overlooked Films of 2015" from the Los Angeles Times. In 2017, Lucero was selected as a U.S. Envoy and screened East Side Sushi at six U.S. Embassies and Consulates throughout Japan.
Lucero draws on his East Oakland roots to create stories that are multicultural and socially relevant. After receiving his B.A. in Film from San Francisco State University, Lucero spent over a decade working in visual effects at George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic, working on such films as Star Wars Episode I & II, Ironman, Pirates of the Caribbean and The Avengers.
Lucero is an alum of the 2016-2018 Disney/ABC Diverse Directors Fellowship Program and the Netflix Directors on the Rise program. His screenplay, Billy Dreams of Bagging, was a 2019 Sundance Development Track semi finalist.
