https://lukelorentzen.com Luke Lorentzen Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:41:25 +0000 https://lukelorentzen.com en https://lukelorentzen.com/Home Wed, 31 Dec 2025 22:56:23 +0000 Luke Lorentzen https://lukelorentzen.com/Home <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2cbd49361aa05ae6184ceff0d0658122bf33ae8dcb05b1bb778283b159f2a57d/BB_Still_Laurel.jpeg" data-mid="251597717" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2cbd49361aa05ae6184ceff0d0658122bf33ae8dcb05b1bb778283b159f2a57d/BB_Still_Laurel.jpeg" />Boatbuilders / 2026 / 105 MinutesWorld Premiere, Venice Film Festival More info <img width="3002" height="1689" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/3000/q/75/i/66387085852fa1ffafdbc626b576d147ee48c2811cded703c913ef11f35132e2/ASSV_STILL_01_20230404.jpeg" style="width: 562.539px; height: 316.498px;">A Still Small Voice / 2023 / 93 Minutes Sundance Film Festival Directing Award for U.S. Documentary“One of the best films of 2023” The New York TimesOscars Shortlist for Best Documentary Feature More info <img width="900" height="506" width_o="900" height_o="506" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2c4e54e7e8765f159a63179ec67cd4ff11d214076201f6d317ebf0bce9d2f354/DIVERS_DC_MASTER_422HQ_00022308-a3yi.jpg" data-mid="243450755" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/2c4e54e7e8765f159a63179ec67cd4ff11d214076201f6d317ebf0bce9d2f354/DIVERS_DC_MASTER_422HQ_00022308-a3yi.jpg" />Divers / 2025 / 7 MinutesWorld Premiere, Visions du Réel More info <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa3c0a7bfbe25726d753fa49d5dfcf86b4d51db8211a5b81ddb5415481759c68/Midnight_Family_Photo_010706.jpg.photo_modal_show_home_large.jpg" data-mid="243450756" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aa3c0a7bfbe25726d753fa49d5dfcf86b4d51db8211a5b81ddb5415481759c68/Midnight_Family_Photo_010706.jpg.photo_modal_show_home_large.jpg" />Midnight Family (Series) / 2024 / 10 Episodes“A fresh and energetic medical drama” The New York Times More info <img width="1800" height="1050" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1800/q/94/i/e60c0e1e8620407d655a952ebf8e3f8f6818bfe261929ca44f216874a408f172/Midnight_Family_01.jpg" style="width: 562.539px; height: 328.148px;">Midnight Family / 2019 / 81 minutesOscars Shortlist for Best Documentary FeatureMore info <img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b43163e55e40a694af3532b29828fed249271e25280202364d7841c64407f078/LastChanceU_Unit_1411_R.0.0-2.jpg" data-mid="242313281" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b43163e55e40a694af3532b29828fed249271e25280202364d7841c64407f078/LastChanceU_Unit_1411_R.0.0-2.jpg" />Last Chance U / 2015-2020 / 5 SeasonsEmmy Sports Award for Outstanding Serialized DocumentaryMore info <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/25b4a50aa0d8d4229ddd4fb98bc9c004e267d2b577d54c32cdf78aa96431ebc7/Bey.jpg" data-mid="242313237" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/25b4a50aa0d8d4229ddd4fb98bc9c004e267d2b577d54c32cdf78aa96431ebc7/Bey.jpg" />New York Cuts / 2015 / 77 minutesWorld Premiere, International Documentary Festival AmsterdamMore info <img width="2000" height="1125" width_o="2000" height_o="1125" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b7343c59970c42f27739c151f6058911891b2ea35f20ea029d9117206646ea7b/Islote_01_o-2.jpg" data-mid="242313238" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b7343c59970c42f27739c151f6058911891b2ea35f20ea029d9117206646ea7b/Islote_01_o-2.jpg" />Santa Cruz del Islote / 2014 / 19 minutesCinema Eye Honors, Shorts List for Best Short Documentary, 2014More info https://lukelorentzen.com/Boatbuilders Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:41:25 +0000 Luke Lorentzen https://lukelorentzen.com/Boatbuilders <img width="3200" height="1800" width_o="3200" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8007567fd02610921d9f6c5cbe645b6b6e9db7e87ce74913b5c813bff9f10c2c/BB_STILL_SRGB_4K_02_00192206.jpg" data-mid="251225974" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8007567fd02610921d9f6c5cbe645b6b6e9db7e87ce74913b5c813bff9f10c2c/BB_STILL_SRGB_4K_02_00192206.jpg" />103 minutes / 2026 / ColorDirected by Luke LorentzenProduced by Kellen Quinn and Luke LorentzenEditing and cinematography by Luke Lorentzen World Premiere, 2026 Venice Film Festival North American Premiere, Camden International Film Festival At the head of a remote Maine harbor, the 60-some workers of the Brooklin Boat Yard coax wooden planks around a frame, make precise saw cuts, and sand edges for flawless joints, resulting in some of the most stunning and sought-after wooden vessels in the world. Over the course of four vibrant seasons, director Luke Lorentzen tracks the boatbuilders’ meticulous construction of a 56-foot sailboat while embedding us in the lives of these men and their close-knit community. Intertwining the rhythms of the boatyard and the natural world, Boatbuilders is a meditation on the pleasures that reward sustained attention and the potential to create meaning by engaging deeply with what we do and where we are. www.boatbuildersfilm.com Publicity: susan@norget.comSales: mitch@metfilmstudio.com https://lukelorentzen.com/A-Still-Small-Voice Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:03:41 +0000 Luke Lorentzen https://lukelorentzen.com/A-Still-Small-Voice 93 minutes / 2023 / ColorDirected by Luke LorentzenProduced by Kellen Quinn and Luke LorentzenEditing and cinematography by Luke Lorentzen A Still Small Voice follows Mati, a chaplain completing a year-long hospital residency, as she learns to provide spiritual care to people confronting profound life changes. Through Mati’s experiences with her patients, her struggle with professional burnout, and her own spiritual questioning, we gain new perspectives on how meaningful connection can be and how painful its absence is. “Absorbing.” “One of the best films of 2023.”– Alissa Wilkinson, The New York Times“Exquisite and extraordinarily intimate.”– Anthony Kaufman, Documentary Magazine “It’s human and messy — and it’s divine.” – Amy Nicholson, The New York Times Critics Pick“A Still Small Voice is suffused with such sensitivity, poignancy, and artistry that it’s already being hailed as one of the best documentaries of the year. . . . A profoundly piercing chronicle of an individual under pressure and an institution in crisis.”– Anthony Kaufman, DOC10 Chicago “Penetrating and deeply moving. . . . Unforgettable.”– Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter“One of the more fascinating journeys I saw this year.”– Kim Yutani, Sundance Film Festival Director of Programming “One of the most rewarding character studies audiences will see this year. . . . therapeutically moving and a work of radical empathy for turbulent times.”– Pat Mullen, POV Magazine“At once an eloquent reflection on mortality and a quintessential document of the emotional and spiritual burdens of great responsibility, Luke Lorentzen’s A Still Small Voice finds the universal in the particular experience of a hospital chaplain . . . . Lorentzen’s incredibly attuned, efficient filmmaking set this film apart in a crowded field of works on life and death and healthcare.”– Nicolas Rapold, Sight &amp; Sound “A Still Small Voice holds wisdom enough to apply to us all. [Mati’s] lack of cynicism and her respect and care for patients and their families is so astounding it feels almost miraculous . . . . The camera sits quietly and nonjudgmentally so that soft-spoken subjects can explore and express the grandest themes imaginable: what it means to live, and how we learn to die.”– Elizabeth Weitzman, The Wrap“Give[s] voice to America’s collective grief in a way that little else has.”– Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire AwardsOscars Shortlist for Best Documentary FeatureBest Director for US Documentary, Sundance Film FestivalNational Board of Review, Top Five Documentaries of 2023Cinema Eye Honors, UnforgettablesSpecial Jury Award, Mammoth Lakes Film FestivalBest Documentary Feature Award at Cinema ColumbusVideo Librarian’s Best Documentaries of 2025 Select Festival ScreeningsSundance Film Festival, Park City, January 2023Cleveland International Film Festival, March 2023Sarasota Film Festival, March 2023Hong Kong International Film Festival, March 2023Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, April 2023DOC10, Chicago, April 2023HotDocs, Toronto, April 2023JxJ DC Jewish Film and Music Festival, May 2023Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, May 2023DC/DOX, June 2023San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, July 2023Gimli International Film Festival, July 2023Rooftop Films / Rockaway Film Festival, August 2023Melbourne International Film Festival, August 2023March on Washington Film Festival, October 2023Dok Leipzig, October 2023Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia, October 2023Philadelphia Film Festival, October 2023Indie Memphis, October 2023Amherst Bellwether Series, October 2023Mental Health Film Festival Singapore, October 2023EnergaCAMERIMAGE, Poland, October 2023NewportFILM, January 2024Antenna Documentary Film Festival, Sydney, February 2024 <img width="1500" height="2236" width_o="1500" height_o="2236" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a9abe4fb5815768df7cf0c3a448e9ea490e575210a90aa452a01f0c0433d1c5a/MV5BNzIyYzI2NWQtYWE3YS00MTMyLThjNTgtOTFkZDlkZWE1NDBjXkEyXkFqcGc._V1_.jpg" data-mid="242313241" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a9abe4fb5815768df7cf0c3a448e9ea490e575210a90aa452a01f0c0433d1c5a/MV5BNzIyYzI2NWQtYWE3YS00MTMyLThjNTgtOTFkZDlkZWE1NDBjXkEyXkFqcGc._V1_.jpg" /> https://lukelorentzen.com/Divers Sun, 18 Jan 2026 21:40:00 +0000 Luke Lorentzen https://lukelorentzen.com/Divers 7 minutes / 2025 / ColorDirected by Geordie WoodCinematography by Adam Golfer Edited by Luke Lorentzen World Premiere Visions du Reel <img width="1200" height="1600" width_o="1200" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ffcf6cdc349d3e088e6aa0e40f6edd9762c9712473296f5d951b417ef947ece/DIVERS_POSTER_34_HighRes_V2-qj2n.jpg" data-mid="243450726" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ffcf6cdc349d3e088e6aa0e40f6edd9762c9712473296f5d951b417ef947ece/DIVERS_POSTER_34_HighRes_V2-qj2n.jpg" /> https://lukelorentzen.com/Midnight-Family Sun, 31 Jul 2016 23:27:11 +0000 Luke Lorentzen https://lukelorentzen.com/Midnight-Family 81 minutes / 2019 / ColorDirected by Luke LorentzenProduced by Kellen Quinn and Luke LorentzenCo-Produced by Elena Fortes and Daniela AlatorreEditing and cinematography by Luke Lorentzen In Mexico City, the government operates fewer than 45 emergency ambulances for a population of 9 million. This has spawned an underground industry of for-profit ambulances often run by people with little or no training or certification. An exception in this ethically fraught, cutthroat industry, the Ochoa family struggles to keep their financial needs from jeopardizing the people in their care. When a crackdown by corrupt police pushes the family into greater hardship, they face increasing moral dilemmas even as they continue providing essential emergency medical services.“Outstanding.... Fantastically shot by the director Luke Lorentzen, the documentary develops an urgency that suits the life-or-death stakes onscreen. By turns terrifying and exhilarating, Midnight Family unfolds with such velocity that it may take a while for your ethical doubts to catch up to what’s happening. When they do, they leave you gasping.”– Manohla Dargis, The New York Times Critic’s Pick“Arguably the most exhilarating documentary to come out of Sundance this year, Midnight Family follows the Ochoa family—the gruff but compassionate Fer and his two underage sons, Juan and Josué—at intensely close range on these Sisyphean missions of mercy.“– Museum of Modern Art and Film Society of Lincoln CenterIncluded in the “10 Best Movies of Sundance 2019”“A deft mix of big-picture doc-making and intimate moments.... not to mention a wild—and remarkably eye-opening—ride.”– David Fear, Rolling Stone“This 81-minute masterpiece will change the way you look at documentaries forever; its style reads like an action movie, its themes like a socio-political drama, and, yet, it still is very much a work of non-fiction, with a camera always exactly positioned to capture a society on the brink of moral collapse.”– Jordan Ruimy, The Playlist“Profound and thrilling cinema verite filmmaking. The film is impeccably crafted by Luke Lorentzen…. What matters most here is Lorentzen’s intuition—he knows during many stunning moments just where to put the camera in such close quarters, letting us observe as harrowing drama and cinematic poetry unfolds….&nbsp;Midnight Family is extremely visceral in the best way.”– Nick Allen, Roger Ebert.comIncluded in “21 Must-See Movies” at Sundance“An intimate verite documentary.... the Ochoas emerge as fascinating embodiments of a country working overtime to correct its shortcomings and keep the lights on. This bracing U.S. competition documentary is poised to provide a personal window into the fast-paced mayhem of Mexico after dark.”– Eric Kohn, IndieWire AwardsOscars Shortlist for Best Documentary FeatureSpecial Jury Award for Cinematography, SundanceBest Film, Guadalajara International Film FestivalBest Director, Guadalajara International Film FestivalPremio Guerrero de la Prensa, Red de Prensa MexicanaSpecial Jury Mention, F:act Award, CPH:DOXBest Documentary, Hong Kong International Film FestivalCine Latino Documentary Audience Award, MSPIFFGrand Prix, Kaliningrad Film FestivalSpecial Jury Mention, Calgary Underground Film FestivalSpecial Jury Prize for Cinematography, Montclair Film FestivalAudience Award, Cine Las AmericasTRT International Documentary Awards, Turkey, Third PlaceBravery Award, Mammoth Lakes Film FestivalGrand Jury Award, Sheffield Doc/FestTop Prize, Underhill Fest, MontenegroGrand Jury Prize, Gimli Film FestivalBest Mexican Documentary, Guanajuato Film FestivalBest Documentary, Spirit of Freedom, Jerusalem Film FestivalBest Mexican Documentary, DOQUMENTA, QueretaroGrand Prix, Message to Man Film Festival, Saint PetersburgRussian Press Prize, Message to Man Film FestivalIFFS Prize, Message to Man Film FestivalSpecial Jury Mention, Zurich Film FestivalBest Documentary, Bergen International Film FestivalIDA Documentary Awards, Winner, Best EditingIDA Documentary Awards, Nominee, Best FeatureIDA Documentary Awards, Nominee, Best CinematographyCinema Eye Honors, Best Film NomineeCinema Eye Honors, Best Cinematography NomineeCinema Eye Honors, Best Production NomineeCinema Eye Honors, Unforgettables, Juan Ochoa, NomineeGolden Frog for Best Documentary, EnergaCAMERIMAGEBest Documentary, Films from the South, OsloSpecial Jury Mention, Monterrey International Film FestivalMaysles Brothers Award, Special Jury Mention, Denver Film FestivalFIPRESCI Rellumes Award for Best Director, Gijón Film FestivalBest Film, WatchDocs International Film Festival, WarsawGrand Jury Award, Sebastopol Documentary Film FestivalAriel Awards, Nominee, Best Documentary FeatureGrierson Awards, Nominee, Best Cinema Documentary Select Festival ScreeningsSundance Film Festival, Park City, January 2019Cartagena International Film Festival, March 2019Guadalajara International Film Festival, March 2019Ambulante Mexico, March-May 2019CPH:DOX, Copenhagen, March 2019Hong Kong International Film Festival, March 2019Lost Weekend, Winchester, VA, March 2019New Directors/New Films, MoMA, Lincoln Center, March 2019DocVille Belgium, Brussels, March 2019Houston Latino Film Festival, March 2019Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Durham, April 2019Minneapolis International Film Festival, April 2019Sarasota Film Festival, April 2019ACT Human Rights Festival, Fort Collins, April 2019San Francisco International Film Festival, April 2019Night Visions, Helsinki, April 2019Freep Film Festival, Detroit, April 2019Dallas Film Festival, April 2019DOC10, Chicago, April 2019International Film Festival of Uruguay, April 2019HotDocs, Toronto, April 2019Calgary Underground Film Festival, April 2019IFF Boston, April 2019Riverside Saginaw Film Festival, Michigan, April 2019TRT Documentary Days, Istanbul, April 2019Kaliningrad Film Festival, April 2019Cine Las Americas, Austin, May 2019Montclair Film Festival, New Jersey, May 2019EDOC, Quito, May 2019Seattle Film Festival, May 2019Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, May 2019Krakow Film Festival, June 2019Greenwich Film Festival, June 2019Transylvania International Film Festival, June 2019Sydney Film Festival, June 2019Nantucket Film Festival, June 2019Sheffield Doc/Fest, United Kingdom, June 2019Curitiba International Film Festival, June 2019Underhill Fest, Podgorica, Montenegro, June 2019AFI DOCS, Washington, D.C., June 2019Biografilm, Bologna, June 2019Shanghai Film Festival, June 2019Rooftop Films, New York City, June 2019LA Latino Film Festival, July 2019Semana de Cine Contemporáneo, Aguascalientes, July 2019Taormina Film Festival, July 2019Taipei Film Festival, July 2019Maine Film Festival, July 2019Durban International Film Festival, July 2019New Zealand International Film Festival, July 2019Guanajuato International Film Festival, July 2019Gimli Film Fest, July 2019Jerusalem Film Festival, July 2019Traverse City, July 2019Lima Film Festival, August 2019Sakhalin on the Edge, August 2019Stronger than Fiction, Canberra, August 2019Melbourne International Film Festival, August 2019DokuFest, Kosovo, August 2019Lighthouse International, New Jersey, August 2019Monterrey International Film Festival, August 2019Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival, August 2019Camden International Film Festival, September 2019AFI Latin American Film Festival, September 2019Message to Man, St. Petersburg, September 2019Festival de Cine México, Alemania CineMA, September 2019Athens International Film Festival, September 2019El Gouna International Film Festival, Egypt, September 2019Helsinki International Film Festival, September 2019IDFF Flahertiana, September 2019Festival de Cine en el Desierto en Sonora, September 2019Zurich Film Festival, September 2019Vancouver International Film Festival, September 2019Bergen International Film Festival, September 2019Cineuropea, Santiago de Compostela, September 2019Foro de Cineastas, Tamaulipas, September 2019Black Canvas, Mexico City, October 2019Brisbane International Film Festival, October 2019Viva Mexico, Paris, October 2019Film Fest Tucson, October 2019Peoria Film Festival, October 2019FilmFest Cologne, October 2019Hamptons International Film Festival, October 2019Central Scotland Documentary Festival, October 2019Lateinamerikanische Filmtage, Germany, October 2019Tallgrass Film Festival, October 2019Morelia Film Festival, October 2019Latin American Doc Showcase, Puerto Rico, October 2019True/False Community Screening, Colombia, October 2019Vino Verite, Iowa City, October 2019Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, October 2019Rockaway Film Festival, October 2019Jio Mami, Mumbai, October 2019Ânûû-rû Âboro Festival, New Caledonia, October 2019Inconvenient Films, Lithuania, October 2019Doctober, Pickford Film Center, Bellingham, October 2019Teatteri Unio, Finland, October 2019Unorthadocs, Wexner Arts Center, Columbus, October 2019Cork Film Festival, Ireland, October 2019Virginia Film Festival, October 2019Viennale, Vienna, October 2019Denver Film Festival, October 2019Windsor Film Festival, October 2019Stockholm International Film Festival, November 2019Brattleboro Film Festival, November 2019Movies from the South, Oslo, November 2019DOC NYC, November 2019Camerimage, Poland, November 2019KCRW - The Document, Los Angeles, November 2019Gijón Film Festival, Spain, November 2019RIDM, Montreal, November 2019IDFA, Amsterdam, November 2019Festival Margenes, Spain, November 2019Sevastopol Film Festival, Crimea, November 2019Guangzhou Documentary Film Festival, November 2019This Human World, Vienna, December 2019Watch Docs, Poland, December 2019Jerusalem Cinematheque, December 2019Havana Film Festival, Cuba, December 2019Festival del Puerto, Oaxaca, December 2019William and Mary Global Film Festival, January 2020Budapest International Documentary Festival, January 2020Americana Film Festival, Barcelona, March 2020Human Documentary Film Festival, Oslo, February 2020Sedona International Film Festival, February 2020Libre Cinema, Merida, February 2020One World Film Festival, Prague, March 2020ZagrebDox, March 2020Dokfest München, March 2020Favourites Film Festival, Berlin &amp; Bremen, March 2020Luxembourg City Film Festival, March 2020Movies that Matter, Amsterdam, March 2020FCAEA, Nairobi, March 2020Human Rights Film Festival, Geneva, March 2020Lichter FilmFest, March 2020 <img width="2000" height="2963" width_o="2000" height_o="2963" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/487010f4464622428a5b57784513b5a288336751d8388998c897fa1666ed4705/MIDNIGHT-FAMILY--HIGH-RES-JPEG.jpg" 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Touching on themes of ethnicity, class, and community, conversations between stylists and clients are observed and intertwined in this portrait of urban multiculturalism. Select Festival ScreeningsBig Sky Documentary Film Festival, Industry Pitch, March, 2015IDFA, Amsterdam, November 2015Thessaloniki International Film Festival Doc Market, March 2016Camden International Film Festival, September 2016Newark International Film Festival, September, 2016Manhattan Independent Film Festival, October, 2016Avant Edge, Beauty &amp; Brawn Gallery, Chicago, November 2016Stanford University, Stanford Live, October 2018 AwardsGolden Medal for Top Honors Thesis, Stanford University, 2015 <img width="1665" height="2570" width_o="1665" height_o="2570" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/257803ea80a790d11e46879fd3586a83fd5092f9e05d891cba0d09e6c34881db/Flyer_08_11x17.jpg" data-mid="242313252" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/257803ea80a790d11e46879fd3586a83fd5092f9e05d891cba0d09e6c34881db/Flyer_08_11x17.jpg" /> https://lukelorentzen.com/Santa-Cruz-del-Islote Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:24:32 +0000 Luke Lorentzen https://lukelorentzen.com/Santa-Cruz-del-Islote 2014 / 19 minutes / ColorDirected, produced, edited, and photographed by Luke Lorentzen Santa Cruz del Islote is a three-acre island fifty miles off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia. A community of about 600 people, it is one of the most densely populated islands in the world. This region's lucrative fishing, which encouraged such overdevelopment, has dwindled in recent years, and the island's subsistence has become increasingly uncertain. Following a fisherman and a ten-year-old boy, this short documentary captures the complexity of cherishing a peaceful way of life that can no longer continue with ease. AwardsPresident's Award, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, 2014Best Bay Area Short, San Francisco International Film Festival, 2014Cinema Eye Honors, Shorts List for Best Short Documentary, 2014Special Jury Mention, Camden International Film Festival, 2014Best Documentary, Ivy Film Festival, 2015Best Short Documentary, Princeton Film Festival, 2015Best of Festival, Nassau Film Festival, 2015Best Short Documentary, Greenwich Film Festival, 2015Best Short Documentary, Belize International Film Festival, 2015Silver Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival, 2015 ScreeningsCiclo de Cine, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain, October 2016Fishernet at Nordkapp Film Festival, September 2016aluCine Latin Film Festival, June 2016San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, March 2016Ojo Rojo Cultura, Barcelona, November 2015Napa Valley Film Festival, November 2015Frontline Club Georgia, October 2015Chicago International Film Festival, October 2015Hebrides International Film Festival, October 2015Frontline Club, London, September 2015Ambulante Colombia, August-September 2015Belize International Film Festival, July 2015Rooftop Films NYC, July 2015Nassau Film Festival, May 2015Long Story Shorts, Georgetown University Film Festival, April 2015Sehsuechte International Student Film Festival, April 2015Documenta Madrid, April 2015Sarasota Film Festival, April 2015Ivy Film Festival, Brown University, April 2015Princeton Film Festival, March 2015ZAGREB DOX, February 2015Portland International Film Festival, February 2015Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, February 2015Backyard Films, San Francisco, December 2014DOC NYC, November 2014The Roxie Theatre, San Francisco, November 201441 North Film Festival, Michigan Tech, October 2014Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, October 2014Margaret Mead Film Festival, New York City, October 2014Stanford University Art Gallery, October 2014Camden International Film Festival, September 2014San Francisco International Film Festival, May 2014Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, April 2014Stanford University, Annenberg Auditorium, April 2014 https://lukelorentzen.com/About Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:42:32 +0000 Luke Lorentzen https://lukelorentzen.com/About Contact: luke.lorentzen[at]gmail.com Luke Lorentzen is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. His most recent film, Boatbuilders, follows the construction of a 56-foot wooden sailboat at the Brooklin Boat Yard in Brooklin, Maine. The film premiered at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.In 2023, Luke directed A Still Small Voice, which follows a chaplain completing a year-long hospital residency. The film won the U.S. Documentary Best Director Award at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, was listed as one of the best ten 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 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. 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. Select Interviews Stanford University Alum Spotlight The New York Times, 10 Artists on Working, Living and Creating Through Loss Filmmaker Magazine, A Conversation with Luke Lorentzen from Mary Lampson’s The Cutting Room Q&amp;A with Steve Bognar and Luke Lorentzen Q&amp;A with Matthew Heineman and Luke Lorentzen Q&amp;A with Alexander Nanau and Luke Lorentzen Sundance Meet the Artist Video, 2023 Lincoln Center, New Directors/New Films, Q&amp;A, 2019 Sundance, Meet the Artist Video, 2019 NPR, All Things Considered, 2019 Filmmaker Magazine Interview, 2019 RogerEbert.com, Interview with Justine Smith, 2019 Vox, Interview with Alissa Wilkinson, 2019 Sheffield Doc/Fest, Q&amp;A, 2019 Talkhouse, The Craft of Building Trust, 2019 KCRW Radio, Interview, 2019