The Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke, a short film based around the life of Uncle Luke, has been selected to screen at the prestigious 2012 Sundance Film Festival.
The film, which traces Uncle Luke’s life from being a hip hop icon to a Miami mayoralty candidate, has been selected for the Festival’s Short Film category. It is one of the 64 films chosen among more than 7,000 worldwide entries.
Luther Campbell, more popularly known as Uncle Luke, or plainly, Luke, started out in the entertainment business as leader and member of 2 Live Crew, a hip hop group that originated from Miami, Florida.
According to the hip hop icon, he sees it as a great honor to be recognized by the Sundance Film Institute, an authority in the industry. Being considered as a significant part of American pop culture is a great milestone for him. By adding the film The Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke to the Festival’s Short Film Program, it was just emphasized how influential a hip hop artist he is.
Borscht Corp. produced the film in collaboration with Rakontur, a production company in Miami. Lucas Leyva, founder of the Borscht Corp., stated that they are honored to be chosen for the Sundance Short Film Program. This is their second consecutive year of making it in the Festival. Leyva added that this shows how much support Borscht is being given and that their hard work is given notice. Borscht is dedicated in creating more projects that could give Miami tales the justice they deserve.
Uncle Luke also added that The Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke lets the industry and the whole world know that Miami offers great creative talent that can match any from other parts of the world.
