Talent Guide

Luke Slendebroek

  • Discipline:Director, Editor, Writer
  • Program Year:CNN Docuseries Intensive 2021

Bio

Luke Uriah Slendebroek (Director/Editor) is a graduate of the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television MFA directing program. While at UCLA, his films have been awarded The Hollywood Foreign Press Award, The Four Sister’s Award, The Carroll Sax Award, and the Edie and Lew Wasserman Fellowship. Luke has directed content for The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Eli Lilly. He most recently directed the feature documentary Break Into a Musical. Previously, Luke was a Sundance Writer’s Intensive fellow.

Current Project

The Final Season

Logline

The Final Season is a seven-part episodic docuseries that chronicles the #1 high school football team in Michigan, the Farmington Hills Harrison Hawks, as they embark on their final season before their school closes down forever. Undersized, undermanned, and without a quarterback, does this team have what it takes to live up to the Harrison legacy? Or will the weight of the moment be too much?