green lung studio
22 Commerce Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
There’s a small island in the middle of Bangkok known as Bang Kachao, otherwise known as the Green Lung. It’s an oasis amidst a bustling city, full of life and fresh air… a step away from the madness. Our goal is to be such a place to those who come through our doors. To offer a haven to the artists who so beautifully showcase their souls to the world while also offering an inspiring experience to the onlookers who come to partake. Our studio began in October 2019 in Gowanus.
Located in the historic neighborhood of Red Hook in Brooklyn, New York, Green Lung Studio offers production spaces for rent and in house crew services. Designed for versatility, the spaces transform into a myriad of possibility. Our team consists of working filmmakers and artists that bring their years of experience and flexibility to every production. In addition to rentals, Green Lung Studio is committed to showcase work from artists of all mediums with our curated events and workshops. This is the heartbeat of the space, to create a home for artists to the best of our capabilities.
TEAM
Amanda Carmona | Production Design, Painter, Co-Founder.
Amanda is a multidisciplinary creative who thrives on bringing ideas to life from concept through full-scale execution. Trained in fashion design, she has built a career in production design, specializing in large-scale builds, handcrafted props, and immersive environments. She is drawn to ambitious projects, inventive problem-solving, and the collaborative process of turning a vision into something truly special.
As a co-founder of Green Lung Studio, Amanda extends this practice into a community-centered space dedicated to experimentation, performance, and collective making. Her vision for Green Lung is rooted in accessibility, creative exchange, and supporting artists across disciplines by providing space, resources, and room to take risks. As a painter and maker, Amanda brings the same instinctive curiosity to her studio practice—working with color, form, and texture to build intimate worlds on canvas and through handcrafted objects. Her artwork echoes the emotional depth and material play found in her design work, forming a cohesive creative language that moves fluidly across disciplines.
Steven Carmona | Cinematographer, Screenwriter, Co-Founder.
Steven Carmona is a Puerto Rican filmmaker, cinematographer, and curator based in Red Hook, Brooklyn. For over 15 years, he has worked in film and television as a cinematographer and crew lead, bringing a sharp eye and collaborative spirit to a wide range of productions. His deep knowledge of lighting, framing, and film history informs both his visual storytelling and his work as a creative community builder.
Carmona is the co-founder of Green Lung Studio, a Brooklyn-based arts space dedicated to accessible programming and interdisciplinary collaboration. His films blend raw emotional realism with surreal undertones, often rooted in the textures of working-class life in New York. His current projects include Strays, a proof-of-concept short expanding into a feature, and Machismo, a haunting exploration of fatherhood, violence, and Puerto Rican folklore.
He also curates the Red Hook Brooklyn Film Festival and Brooklyn Cinema Forum, building platforms for independent cinema in underserved communities. Across all endeavors, Carmona is committed to creating spaces—both physical and cinematic—where experimentation, truth, and local stories can thrive.
Maggie Beutner Cheung | Performance artist, programming director.
maggie beutner cheung (she/her) is a Lenapehoking/Brooklyn based performance artist, choreographer, and teacher. She has performed and collaborated widely in New York since 2015, including with Brandon Welch, The Moving Architects (2015-2020), David Appel, Britta Joy Peterson, Caitlin Adams Studio, visual artist gwen charles, and as a company artist with HEIDCO (2018–2022). Currently, she makes work with Steven Carmona.
She is a 500hr Registered Yoga Teacher and teaches Vinyasa, Yin, and Yoga Nidra meditations.
At Green Lung Studio, maggie produces and curates live performance with the ethos “we are here for the makers”—creating space for artists to share work with freedom + community.
