Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke
Commissioned by the Borscht Film Festival
Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke Synopsis
"Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke," commissioned by the Borscht
Film Festival, is a collaboration between Miami artist Jillian Mayer
(video featured in the Guggenheim video bienniale), Raktonur Films
(Cocaine Cowboys, The U, Square Grouper) and the legendary Luther
Campbell (aka Uncle Luke of 2 Live Crew). The film is a modern Miami
adaptation of the 1962 French short film "La Jetee." Told entirely
through a series of installations created by Mayer, the film recounts
Luke's 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 a nuclear
meltdown at Turkey Point turns Miami into a radioactive wasteland filled with mutants, and Luke is the only survivor left unscathed..
*Sundance Film Festival
*SXSW Film Festival
*Borscht Film Festival
*Mecal International Film Festival
*Atlanta Film Festival
*Ann Arbor Film Festival
*Sarasota Film Festival
*Dallas Film Festival
*Nashville Film Festival
*Maryland Film Festival
*Athens Film and Video Festival
*deadCenter Film Festival
*CFC (Canadian Film Centre) Film Festival
*CinemaTeket Oslo
*Rockland Shorts at the Farnsworth Museum
*Boston Underground Film Festival (Winner, Best Short Film)
The first cut of "Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke" screened at David Castillo Gallery in the show, Sum Of The Parts with a custom bench.
