Luke Meyer

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Luke Meyer
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Years active2003–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]

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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

TitleYearDirectorProducerWriterCinematographerEditorNotes
Darkon 2006YesNoYesNoNoDocumentary
Alice Neel 2007NoNoNoNoYesDocumentary
The Feature 2008NoNoYesNoYes
New World Order 2009YesNoYesYesNoDocumentary
King Kelly 2012NoYesNoNoNo
Unlocking the Truth [3] 2013YesNoUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownDocumentary

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]

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References

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

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