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The Story of Luke

USA 95 min.

Sunday, October 14, at 11:45 a.m.
Theatres at Canal Place 2
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Director, Writer
Alonso Mayo
Cinematographer
David Klein, ASC
Editor
Vikash Patel
Producers
Nina Leidersdorff, Julien Favre, Fred Roos
Director Bio
Alonso Mayo is an American Film Institute Directing grad from Lima, Peru. His thesis "Wednesday Afternoon" won the Student Academy Award. He's directed the documentaries "Viva La Causa" and "Just Like Anyone", and the unscripted web series "Untitled Fiction Project”. He teaches filmmaking at New York Film Academy. "The Story of Luke" is his first feature film.

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Synopsis

Luke, 25, is autistic and has lived a sheltered life with his grandparents. But his world is turned upside down when his grandmother dies and he is forced to live with his dysfunctional relatives who have no patience for him or his senile grandfather, who they quickly force into a nursing home. Luke is left with his grandfather’s final semi-coherent words: “Get a job. Find a girl. Live your own life. Be a man!” For the first time in his life, Luke has a mission. He is about to embark on a quest.

Links

https://www.facebook.com/thestoryofluke

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