Stephen Clark Balderson (born January 19, 1975) is an American film director.

"[1] Balderson attended film school at California Institute of the Arts, where he directed six full-length digital movies, including a screen adaptation of Anne Rice's novel The Vampire Lestat.

At the end of his third year at CalArts, Balderson realized he'd never had a mid-residency review.

Once a week the two would meet and dissect Alfred Hitchcock films and Steve learned how to focus his vision.

After months of working one-on-one with his dean, Balderson decided he was ready to leave CalArts without graduating.