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
