Francis Luta

Francis Luta is a Canadian filmmaker with works ranging from fiction and nonfiction His most recent film Vivid 2017 a short horror film about one womans rapid decline into paranoia and the struggles of mental illness produced by Canon Canada for their launch of the EOS C700 cinema camera lensed by award winning cinematographer Jeremy Benning csc The Expanse Killing Lincoln Attention of Men 2016 is a short drama about the inner battles with sexuality and religion which stars Adam Kenneth Wilson Manson Reign Shadowhunters The Mortal Instruments Explorer 2016 a short adventure documentary about modern day explorer Adam Shoalts which premiered at the Victoria Film Festival and Silveron International Film Festival The Legendary Mickey Parker 2016 an introspective documentary about a 97 year old cancer and tuberculosis survivor which premieres at the Windsor Independent Film Festival Turbulence 2016 a short dramedy about a breakup midflight which premiered at the Video Drunk Film Festival Butterfly 2015 a short film shot entirely with a drone explores the theme of grief and the supernatural which premiered at the Flying Robots International Film Festival The Story of 90 Sumach 2015 a short documentary about the history of the CBC design building converted into one of the most iconic lofts in Toronto Wolf 2015 a comingofage short mystery film about obsession and sexual urges which premiered at the Newfilmmakers New York Film Festival and archived at Cannes Short Film Corner The Hammer Band Music Child 2015 a short documentary about the organization that teaches kids learn how to play the violin in lowincome neighborhoods of Toronto which won Best Music Video at the Toronto Short Film Festival Project Gelb 2014 a 43 minute documentary about Asianmenproblems available on Amazon and Bell Fibe TV1 which premiered at the Equality International Film Festival in Kiev Ukraine and Seeing 2014 a short film about blindness and revenge lensed by powerhouse cinematographers Jeremy Benning csc and Adam Marsden csc River Hotline Bling Drake music video produced by Oscarwinning cinema lens company Cooke Optics With a background in fine arts and graphic design Francis Luta has exhibited art works in Berlin Germany and Toronto Canada shows include Toronto International Art Fair Berliner Kunstsalon and Preview Berlin