2012 | Trailer

Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke

By Kareem Tabsch & Dennis Scholl

Uncle Luke

Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke

A modern Miami adaptation of the 1962 French short film ‘La Jetee’, the film recounts Luke’s (Uncle Luke, legendary rapper from the hip-hop group 2 Live Crew) rise to fame as he changes the face of hip-hop and fights for first amendment rights- and later as he ushers Miami into a golden era of peace and prosperity as Mayor. Everything changes when the Turkey Point Nuclear Reactor has a meltdown and turns Miami into a post-apocayptic wasteland.

Screenings & Awards

Sundance Film Festival, 2012

SXSW Film Festival, 2012

AFI Film Festival, 2012

HBO New York Latino Film Festival, 2012

Gasparilla Film Festival, 2015

Cineglobe Film Festival, 2015

Glasgow Short Film Festival, 2014

Eastern Oregon Film Festival, 2013

Key West Film Festival, 2013

Miami Art Museum, 2012

BAMcinemafest, 2012

Milan Film Festival, 2012

Los Angeles Film Festival, 2012

Rockland Shorts at the Farnsworth Art Museum, 2012

Mecal International Film Festival, 2012

Atlanta Film Festival, 2012

Ann Arbor Film Festival, 2012

Sarasota Film Festival, 2012

Dallas Film Festival, 2012

Nashville Film Festival, 2012

Maryland Film Festival, 2012

Athens Film and Video Festival, 2012

DeadCenter Film Festival, 2012

CFC (Canadian Film Centre) Film Festival, 2012

Rooftop Film Screening Series, 2012

CinemaTeket Oslo, 2012

LA Shorts Film Festival, 2012

Winner, Best Short Film
Boston Underground Film Festival, 2012

Finalist, Best Short Film
USA Film Festival, 2012

Incubate Netherlands Film Festival, 2012

Provincetown Film Festival, 2012

Columbia Gorge Film Festival, 2012

Chicago Underground Film Festival, 2012
(Honorable Mention, Best Short Film)

Minneapolis Underground Film Festival, 2012

Atlantic Film Festival, 2012

New Orleans Film Festival, 2012

Raindance Film Festival, 2012

Credits

Based on
‘La Jetée’ by Chris Marker

Director/designer/producer
Jillian Mayer

Co-director/writer/editor/producer
Lucas Leyva

Executive producer
Evan Rosenfeld

Co-executive producers
Dennis Scholl, Andrew Hevia, Nick Orsini

Associate producer
Fro Rojas, Evrim Oralkan

Cast
Uncle Luke, Jennifer Lopez, Richard Freedberg, Jillian Mayer, Carlos Rigau, Eric Cade Shoenborn, Elizabeth Sky, Sterling Rook, Rob Maya, Shira Abergel, Nick Ducassi, Sasha Vaziri, Orlando Estrada, Maurice Pierre, Mabel Gonzalez, Lana Melisso, Shira Abergel, Tayrn Lombardi, Ana Treviño, Lucas Leyva, Julian Yuri Rodriguez, Ella Pia, Sylvester Kat Man, Judy Freedberg, Jessica Gross

Stunt doubles
Maurice Pierre, Sterling Rook

Album buttocks
Candy Molia, Ella Pia, Meho Latrina, Nancy Treviño

Director of photography
Jonathan David Kane

Assistant camera
Juan Camilo Barriga

Gaffer
Roberto Gonzalez

Boom operator
Tim Roach

Sound design
Seripadeshirt, Cory Czajkowski, Diego Meza-Valdes

Original music
2 Live Crew, Michael John Hancock, Brian Robertson

Art coordinator
Orlando Estrada

Project coordinator
Ana Treviño

Art department
Kayla Delacerda, Taryn Devereux, Jack Elder, Julian Yuri Rodriguez, Sterling Rook, Mandee Kuhn, Gabriel Rhenals, Oly Vargas, Inez Suen, Layla Bessiso, Rob Maya, Destin Jones, Zach Bagnell

Carpenter
Bill Landis

Make-up
Giselle Mendez

Special thanks
Borscht Film Festival, New Art Miami, Kizmet Media, Canvas Lifestyle, Shivers, Alfred Spellman, Billy Corben, Nadia Bowen, HBKZ / Session 31, Karelle Levy, Booty Bass Internet, David Castillo Gallery, Luther Campbell for Miami Dade Mayor Campaign, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation