Luke Lorentzen is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and a graduate of Stanford University's Department of Art and Art History. His film, Midnight Family, tells the story of a family-run ambulance business in Mexico City. The film has won 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. Midnight Family was shortlisted for the 2020 Best Documentary Oscar, and was a New York Times “Critics’ Pick”. Luke’s other works as a director and cinematographer include the Netflix original series, Last Chance U, which won an Emmy for Outstanding Serialized Sports Documentary in 2020. Luke co-founded the independent production company, Hedgehog Films, with Kellen Quinn.
