Luke Lorentzen
Posted by Fabio 12 June 2019
Luke Lorentzen is a graduate of Stanford University’s department of Art and Art History. His first film, Santa Cruz del Islote (2014) – a short documentary about a small and densely populated fishing community in Colombia – won awards at over ten international film festivals including the San Francisco International and Chicago International. His undergraduate thesis, New York Cuts (2015), explores six hair salons in disparate cultural enclaves of New York City. The film had its world premiere at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam and its US premiere at the Camden International Film Festival. Midnight Family (2019) – Luke’s first feature documentary out of school – tells the story of a family-run ambulance business in Mexico City. The film won a Special Jury Award for Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival, played as part of New Directors/New Films, and will be released theatrically in the fall of 2019. Luke is also a director and producer on the Netflix documentary series, Last Chance U (Season 4). His work explores elements of everyday life, often through rigorous formal means, questioning and experimenting with the ways in which non-fiction stories are told. Originally from Connecticut, Luke currently lives on the road, most recently working on projects in Kansas, Mexico City and Italy.
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