Lucas Celler

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Occupation(s)Editor, director, photographer, motion designer
Years active2013 – present

Lucas Celler is an American documentary film editor, director, photographer and motion designer. [1] He is best known for his work on Shirkers and Claydream. [2] [3]

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Life and career

Lucas went to New Trier High School and Depaul University's School of Cinematic Arts in Chicago. [4] He then moved to Los Angeles to intern for Chris Hanley. [5] He served as assistant editor on Jeff Feuerzeig's Author: The JT LeRoy Story . [6] He got his start editing feature documentary film on Shirkers which won him the Cinema Eye Honors Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2013The Gasoline PartyEditor, director, writer and producerShort film
2013Dean Wareham: Love Is Colder Than DeathEditor, director and producerVideo short
2016Own the NiteEditor, director, writer and producerDocumentary
2018 Shirkers Editor, motion designerDocumentary
2018Olompali: A Hippie OdysseyEditor, motion designerDocumentary
2020Awkward Family PhotosEditorDocumentary
2021ClaydreamEditor, motion designerDocumentary

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2019Won Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or Animation Shirkers [7]

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References

  1. ""Blissful Madness!": Lucas Celler on Editing Sandi Tan's Documentary Shirkers". filmmakermagazine.com. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  2. "'Shirkers': Sundance Review". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  3. "CLAYDREAM". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  4. "New Trier: Global Exchange Club". history.wilmettelibrary.info. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  5. "Lucas Celler – The interview". filmconvert.com. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  6. "Singapore Plays Itself: In Sandi Tan's Shirkers, a Nation (and its Daughter) Come of Age Onscreen". moviemaker.com. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  7. 1 2 "2019 Cinema Eye Honors". cinemaeyehonors.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.