Lucas Guilkey is a documentary filmmaker, creative producer, and journalist based in Oakland, California. Alongside JoeBill Muñoz, he directed and produced THE STRIKE, a film about the Pelican Bay hunger strikes against indefinite solitary confinement that is now broadcast and streaming on Independent Lens (PBS). He recently was story producer on AFTERSHOCK, a Peabody, Dupont, and Sundance-winning, Primetime Emmy-nominated feature documentary about the U.S. maternal health crisis 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. His work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, Documentary Magazine, and more. In addition to documentary work, he leads branded-content campaigns for mission-driven organizations. He earned a Master’s degree in Journalism & Documentary Film from UC Berkeley and is a Sundance-supported artist, a BAFTA New Talent honoree, and a former fellow at the UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program and artist-in-residence at SFFILM. He is a student of decolonization, challenging white supremacy, and social movements from below. A lifelong resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, when he's not working, you can find him on a dance floor or the nearest body of water.

Recognitions & Fellowships
* Sundance Documentary Film Program Producers Summit
* SFFILM FilmHouse Resident
* Best Documentary: Hot Docs Student Choice Awards, San Quentin Film Festival, Cine Las Americas Film Festival, Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival, Santa Fe International Film Festival, Houston Latino Film Festival
* Imagen Awards: Best Documentary nominee
* Gold Winner at the Anthem Awards for Non-Profit Human & Civil Rights Campaign
* newPort Film Cinematography Lab
* UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program Fellow
* BAFTA Student Film Awards: Best Documentary Film
* Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA): Best Short Film Finalist
* UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Northgate Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking

News
New York Times | ‘The Strike’: When Collective Action Leads to Prison Reform

NPR “Here and Now” | 'The Strike' documentary tells of incarcerated peoples' protest against solitary confinement

LA Times | A mass hunger strike transformed solitary confinement in California prisons. This documentary captures the fight

Documentary Magazine | “How Social Change Happens From Below”: Lucas Guilkey and JoeBill Muñoz Discuss ‘The Strike’

Consulting
I offer consulting services on documentary filmmaking, film production, video for social media, storytelling and story structure, producing strategy, reporting and research, on-camera delivery, and more.

Contact: lwguilkey at gmail dot com