About

Known credits:
25
Birthday:
1993-01-01
Place of birth:
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Website:
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Luke Lorentzen

Overview

Luke Lorentzen (born 1993) is an American Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and a graduate of Stanford University's department of Art and Art History. His most recent film, Midnight Family, tells the story of a family-run ambulance business in Mexico City. The film has won over 35 awards from film festivals and organizations around the world including a Special Jury Award for Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival, Best Editing from the International Documentary Association, and the Golden Frog for Best Documentary from Camerimage. Midnight Family was shortlisted for the 2020 Best Documentary Oscar and was a New York Times ‘Critics’ Pick’. Luke’s other work as a director and cinematographer includes the Netflix original series, Last Chance U, which won an Emmy for Outstanding Serialized Sports Documentary. With Kellen Quinn, Luke is a co-founder of Hedgehog Films.

Known for

Directing
2023 A Still Small Voice Directing Director N/A
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2019 Midnight Family Directing Director 60
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2015 New York Cuts Directing Director N/A
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2014 Santa Cruz del Islote Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 A Still Small Voice Writing Writer N/A
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2019 Midnight Family Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
2015 New York Cuts Writing Writer N/A
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2014 Santa Cruz del Islote Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2024 Midnight Family Production Executive Producer 68
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2023 A Still Small Voice Production Producer N/A
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2019 Midnight Family Production Producer 60
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2015 New York Cuts Production Producer N/A
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2014 Santa Cruz del Islote Production Producer N/A
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Sound
2019 Midnight Family Sound Sound 60
Fair

Camera
2023 A Still Small Voice Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2022 Return to Space Camera Additional Camera 62
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2021 The First Wave Camera Additional Camera 59
Average
2019 Midnight Family Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2016 Last Chance U Camera Camera Operator 70
Good
2015 New York Cuts Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2014 Santa Cruz del Islote Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Editing
2023 A Still Small Voice Editing Editor N/A
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2019 Midnight Family Editing Editor 60
Fair
2015 New York Cuts Editing Editor N/A
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2014 Santa Cruz del Islote Editing Editor N/A
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