Novel and advantageous lighting modules and systems are provided. Lighting modules and systems according to embodiments of the subject invention can be low-luminance, high-efficiency, low-glare lighting modules. For example, a lighting system can utilize multiple layers of efficient optics to spread light from multiple light sources (e.g., a grid of point sources) over a larger luminous surface. The larger luminous surface can maintain the controllability, directionality, and efficiency of a single point source, while significantly reducing the glare. The surface can appear uniformly lit, or substantially uniformly lit, and no dark boundaries may be present between the individual light sources.