Luke Meyer Explained

Luke Meyer
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Occupation:Film director
Years Active:2003–present

Luke Meyer is an American documentary filmmaker who has made the films Darkon (2006), New World Order (2009) and others. He is a founding partner of the New York-based filmmaking collective SeeThink Films.[1]

Career

Meyer's first film, Darkon (2006), was a documentary about a live action role playing group. The film was acquired by IFCtv after playing in a limited theatrical release. IFCtv later produced his second film, New World Order (2009), a documentary about conspiracy theorists.

Meyer has worked as an editor, writer, and producer on the films Alice Neel (2007), The Feature (2008) and King Kelly (2012).

Meyer is a part of SeeThink Films, which he formed with Tom Davis, Andrew Neel and Ethan Palmer.

He originally majored in writing and got into filmmaking as an extension of his interest in storytelling.[2]

Filmography

Title Year Director Producer Writer Cinematographer Editor Notes
Darkon 2006 Documentary
Alice Neel 2007 Documentary
The Feature 2008
New World Order 2009 Documentary
King Kelly 2012
Unlocking the Truth[3] 2013 Documentary

Awards

Darkon won the Audience Award at the South by Southwest Film Festival in 2006.[4]

Breaking A Monster won 'Best Documentary' at the 2016 UK Video Music Awards.[5]

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Q&A with director Luke Meyer. Gross. Mark. Hartford Courant. 2014-11-07.
  2. Web site: Luke Meyer and Andrew Neel On Their "New World Order". . Indiewire. 2009-05-22. 2014-11-07.
  3. Web site: Brooklyn Teenage Heavy Metal Band Unlocking the Truth Gets Documentary Treatment. Trakin. Roy. The Hollywood Reporter. 2014-07-25. 2014-11-07.
  4. Web site: 'Free' reigns over SXSW film festival. Mohr. Ian. Variety. 2006-03-15. 2014-11-07.
  5. Web site: UK Music Video Awards 2016: all the winners!. Promonews. 2016-10-21. 2019-05-18.