Luke Lorentzen

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1993-01-01 (31 years old)

Luke Lorentzen

Biography

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

Director

2023
2019
Midnight Family

as Director

2016
Last Chance U

as Director

2015
New York Cuts

as Director

2014

Camera

2023
A Still Small Voice

as Director of Photography

2022
Return to Space

as Additional Camera

2021
The First Wave

as Additional Camera

2019
Midnight Family

as Director of Photography

2016
Last Chance U

as Camera Operator

2015
New York Cuts

as Director of Photography

2014
Santa Cruz del Islote

as Director of Photography

Producer

2024
Midnight Family

as Executive Producer

2023
2019
Midnight Family

as Producer

2016
Last Chance U

as Producer

2015
New York Cuts

as Producer

2014

Editor

2023
2019
Midnight Family

as Editor

2015
New York Cuts

as Editor

2014

Writer

2023
2019
Midnight Family

as Screenplay

2015
New York Cuts

as Writer

2014

Sound

2019