Lucas Celler | |
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Born | U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Editor, director, photographer, motion designer |
Years active | 2013 – 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]
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]
Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
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2013 | The Gasoline Party | Editor, director, writer and producer | Short film |
2013 | Dean Wareham: Love Is Colder Than Death | Editor, director and producer | Video short |
2016 | Own the Nite | Editor, director, writer and producer | Documentary |
2018 | Shirkers | Editor, motion designer | Documentary |
2018 | Olompali: A Hippie Odyssey | Editor, motion designer | Documentary |
2020 | Awkward Family Photos | Editor | Documentary |
2021 | Claydream | Editor, motion designer | Documentary |
Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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2019 | Won | Cinema Eye Honors | Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or Animation | Shirkers | [7] |
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