Luki and the Lights was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work. Luki and the Lights is a really charming and heartwarming animated short. Luke and the Lights starts off lightheartedly. Luki, the title character, shown as a jovial, energetic robot who is living his best life, but the story takes a sad turn. The film uses light bulbs as a really creative way to explain what is happening to him. Luki and the Lights is beautifully animated. I love how expressive all of the characters are, and how you can glean a bit about all of their personalities just by how they move or look, all without any dialogue. The music choices are great, too. I appreciated what I was taught by Luki and the Lights. Admittedly, I was not expecting it to be about ALS. I am named after my mother’s highschool friend who is currently battling ALS. This made the film especially poignant and important for me to watch. For more information on Luki & the Lights, educational material, or additional support for youth and children please visit: https://globalneuroycare.org
-Madelyn, Filmmaker Mixer Correspondent
2 responses to “LUKI AND THE LIGHTS”
Thank you so much for having LUKi play at your festival, we are extremely excited to be part of it!
Thank you Toby and your team for accepting the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast’s offer to review your animated short! We are so happy that LUKI AND THE LIGHTS will screen as an Official Selections of the 2024 Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology. Break a leg!