Luke Sabis
{{short description|American film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox person
|birth_name = Luke Sabis
|nationality = American
|education = St. John’s University, LACC
|occupation = Filmmaker, actor, director
|notable_works = Missing Child, Ghost Tenant
|years_active = 2006–present
|relatives =
|website = {{URL|http://www.lukesabis.com/}}
}}
Luke Sabis is a filmmaker, actor, composer, and former musician known for acting in Cleaver's Destiny,{{cite magazine | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/cleavers-destiny-film-review-638633 | title = Cleaver's Destiny: Movie Review | magazine = Hollywood Reporter | accessdate = 2 July 2015}} and directing Missing Child and Ghost Tenant.{{cite magazine | url = https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-cleavers-destiny-1200680161/ | title =Cleaver’s Destiny | magazine = Variety Magazine| accessdate = 1 July 2015}}{{cite web| url = http://influxmagazine.com/biff-2014/| title = Boston International Film Festival: Q&A with Luke Sabis| publisher = Influx Magazine| accessdate = 1 July 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150703180142/http://influxmagazine.com/biff-2014/| archive-date = 3 July 2015| url-status = dead}}{{cite web | url = http://onewestmagazine.com/magazine/2016/02/25/missing-child-director-luke-sabis-talks-film-with-onewest/ | title = Missing Child Director Luke Sabis Talks Film with One West | publisher = One West Magazine | accessdate = 22 January 2017}} He performed with the rock band, The Take, in the 1990s.{{cite news | url = http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-missing-child-review-20151023-story.html | title = Missing Child review | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | accessdate = 22 January 2017}}
Early life
Sabis was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Queens, New York. He attended St. John's University where he earned a computer science degree; his first job was in this field. He wrote and played rock music with his band The Take at The Bitter End, CBGBs, and Kenny's Castaways.
Career
Sabis appeared in some Off-Off-Broadway productions in New York, including being a member of Ken Terrell’s Curan Repertory Company.{{cite web | url = http://nerdreactor.com/2014/06/05/dances-with-films-missing-child/ | title = Dances With Films Missing Child| publisher = Nerd Reactor | accessdate = 1 July 2015}}
Sabis enrolled in the film program at Los Angeles City College, where he directed and acted in his first film, Missing Child, as well as composing the score. The film was screened at the 2014 Boston International Film Festival, the Dances With Films festival in Hollywood California, and the Hawaii Big Island Film Festival.{{cite web | url = http://www.bostoniff.org/media/awards/awards-2014/ | title = Awards 2014 | publisher = Boston International Film Festival | accessdate = 2 July 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150703065905/http://www.bostoniff.org/media/awards/awards-2014/ | archive-date = 3 July 2015 | url-status = dead }}
In May 2015, Sabis' Ghost Tenant had its world premiere in the short film section at the Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web | url = http://sub.festival-cannes.fr/SfcCatalogue/MovieDetail/181f3105-4cb7-46f3-a7cf-c2952fec0904 | title = Ghost Tenant | publisher = Festival de Cannes | accessdate = 2 July 2015}}
In January 2017, Missing Child screened at Idyllwild International Film Festival in Idyllwild, California.{{cite web | url = https://www.prweb.com/releases/indie_thriller_missing_child_to_be_screened_at_iifc_2017/prweb13960055.htm | title = Indie Thriller "Missing Child" to be Screened at IIFC 2017 | publisher = PR Web (press release) | access-date = 22 January 2017}}
Personal life
References
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External links
- [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/missing-child-film-review-833883 Missing Child Review in Hollywood Reporter]
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Category:St. John's University (New York City) alumni