Lucas Guilkey | Documentary Filmmaker & Journalist

Lucas Guilkey is documentary filmmaker and journalist based in Oakland, California. Alongside JoeBill Muñoz, he directed and produced THE STRIKE, a film about the largest hunger strike in U.S. history, which is premiering in 2024 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival. He recently served as story producer on AFTERSHOCK, a feature documentary about the U.S. maternal health crisis that debuted at Sundance in 2022 and is now streaming on Hulu. Before that he directed WHAT HAPPENED TO DUJUAN ARMSTRONG?, a short documentary about the coverup of a young man’s death in county jail, which was awarded the best documentary at the BAFTA student film awards. He is a student of decolonization, challenging white supremacy, and social movements from below. In addition to working as an independent documentary producer, you can also find him trying to relax by exercising, dancing, and giggling.

Recognitions & Fellowships
Sundance Documentary Film Program Producers Summit (2021)
SFFILM FilmHouse Resident (2021-2022)
newPort Film Inaugural Cinematography Lab (2019)
UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program Fellow (2019-2020)
BAFTA Student Film Awards: Best Documentary Film (2020)
Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA): Finalist for Best Short Film (2020)
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Northgate Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking (2019)

Contact: lwguilkey at gmail dot com

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