Self- Shooting Director & Editor : Documentary / Culture / Promos

The Meditating Drummer- Filippo Galli

Short Documentary Portrait

Come behind the music scenes with drummer Filippo Galli, as he ponders with philosophical questions around labelling oneself as an artist, creative expression and following your instincts. Discover how he went from playing on the pots in the kitchen, to a clerical job, to drumming full-time and creating music in the metropolis of London.

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A Free Range Child Turned Photographer- Vikram Kushwah

Short Documentary Portrait

An intimate portrait of Award-winning art and fashion photographer Vikram Kushwah, as he shares his first memory of photography, his perspective on Artivism, explains the importance of childhood experiences in relation to the creative psyche, and even reveals what his mother thinks of his work.

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1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair

Short Documentary Promo

Showcasing highlights from London’s biggest festival of contemporary African culture in 2016 at Somerset House. 1:54 has established a reputation as a place of discovery and the key place to acquire contemporary African art in Europe.

The video was created for What’s On Africa Magazine, The Royal African Society's listings site featuring culture, business and development events focused on Africa.

Make Believe’s Journey Through Time

Short Documentary

A film telling the story of Make Believe's founder Joel Kern. Founded in 2004 and now recognised as one of the top theatre schools in the UK, Make Believe provides after school singing, dancing and acting training to students aged three to 18. Along with its performing arts schools, Make Believe boasts a production company, franchise network, talent agency and events division.

As Head of Video Production for Make Believe Luar produced and created countless films and promotional videos, more of these can be seen upon request. Some can be found on Make Believe's website/ social links.

Editor : Documentary / Culture / Promos

A Queer Country

Feature by Lisa Morgenthau & Harriet Davies, 2015

A documentary film uncovering how liberal attitudes in Israel are often at odds with the country’s legal structure. Despite hosting one of the world’s largest, most colourful gay Pride events each year, Israel’s LGBT citizens face an uphill battle to achieve political victories such as the right to marry.
Interweaving the personal and political, the film builds an intimate portrait of Israel and its internal struggle, often drowned out by the conflict at its borders. It asks what it means to be a minority in Israel. The very question of Israel being an LGBT “champion” is controversial; some accuse the country of “pinkwashing”. This is an allegation that promoting LGBT culture is a way of detracting from human rights violations in the Palestinian Territories.

The film explores the extraordinary contradiction of Israel - a country synonymous with war, conflict and religion and home to a prosperous LGBT community.
Distribution: Tarkovski Films. Awards: Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards, Los Angeles, 2016 - Winner of best women film-makers.

Various Roles : Fiction / Fashion / Music Videos

Music Video and Fashion Film by Nathan Sam Long, 2016

Credit: Production Design

A music video and fashion film, in which a dancer performs a journey from tribal to contemporary street dance in an atmospheric, empty theatre. Through monochrome silhouettes, shadows and shapes, the choreographed performance grows in violence and intensity, building from primal to visceral krump.

The song and film were inspired by a photo, taken in 1863, which shows a group of Samurai standing at the foot of the Sphinx. The samurai had been sent on a mission from introverted Japan, to travel around the world and learn from other cultures. The song, by Lalib Thabib, reflects this clash of cultures, combining Japanese Taiko drums with middle-eastern vocal samples. The film's aesthetic, production design and choreography take cues from the starkly contrasting African, Oriental and Middle-Eastern cultures the nomadic Samurai must have experienced on their journey.

Feature by Sophie Mathisen, 2013

Credit: Prop Master

DRAMA is set in present-day Paris where Anna, an out of work actress still obsessing about her ex, escapes London to avoid her uncertain future, unintentionally causing tension between her best friend Jean and his partner Philippe. DRAMA is a story of the selves we once were and the selves we long to be. It’s a story of grief for the many roads in life we could have travelled but didn’t. Most importantly, it’s an honest portrayal of people at their worst, trying to do their best.

Origami á la dérive

Short by Luar Klinghofer Bar Dov, 2011

Credit: Writer and Director

A story about a young woman who experiences a great loss leading her to a form of ego-death, as described in Joseph Campbell's 'The Hero's Journey', going through a phase of separation, transition, and incorporation.

Written and directed as my 2nd year project for film school in Paris.

Award of Merit in the category of Women Filmmakers, Best Shorts Competition, LA, USA, 2011 and Official Selection, The 12th International Student Film Festival of Písek, Czech Republic, 2012

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