Luke Lorentzen

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Additional Camera (1), Director (2), Producer (2), Executive Producer (1), Editor (1), Cinematography (1), Camera Operator (1),

Birthday

1993-01-01

Luke Lorentzen - Additional Camera, Director, Producer, Executive Producer, Editor, Cinematography, Camera Operator known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «Return to Space» (2022), «Boatbuilders» (2026),

Luke Lorentzen is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. His last film, A Still Small Voice (2023), follows a chaplain completing a yearlong hospital residency. The film won the U.S. Documentary Best Director Award at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, was listed as one of the 10 best films of the year by the New York Times, and was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Luke’s previous film, Midnight Family (2019), was also shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, after winning more than 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. In 2024, the film was adapted into a 10-part fictionalized series for Apple TV+.

Luke’s other work as a director and cinematographer includes the Netflix original series Last Chance U (2019), which won an Emmy for Outstanding Serialized Sports Documentary. With Kellen Quinn, Luke is a co-founder of the independent production company Hedgehog Films.