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Director X.

Born October 31, 1975 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada (age 50)

Julien Christian Lutz, known as Director X, is an acclaimed Canadian music video director, renowned for his collaborations with Drake, Rihanna, and Kendrick Lamar. Transitioning to filmmaking, he debuted with the Sony studio feature 'Superfly' produced by Joel Silver. Julien's art installations for Toronto’s Nuit Blanche, like 'Death of The Sun,' showcased in Drake’s tour, highlight his artistic d…

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SuperFly

SuperFly · 2018

MovieActionCrime

Career criminal Youngblood Priest wants out of the Atlanta drug scene, but as he ramps up sales, one little slip up threatens to bring the whole operation down before he can make his exit.

Underplayed

Underplayed · 2020

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Filmed over the summer festival season, Stacey Lee’s uplifting documentary examines gender inequality in the electronic dance music scene.

Center Stage: On Pointe

Center Stage: On Pointe · 2016

Center Stage: On Pointe

MovieMusicTV Movie

Jonathan Reeves is tasked with infusing more contemporary styles and modernism into the American Ballet Academy, and enlists his top choreographers Charlie, Cooper and Tommy to recruit dancers to compete at a camp where the winners will be selected to join the Academy. Bella Parker, who has always lived in the shadow of her hugely successful sister Kate, finally gets her chance to step into the limelight as one of the dancers recruited for the camp.

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] · 2005

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

MovieMusicDocumentary

A collection of music videos and behind the scenes footage released to promote Kanye West's upcoming debut album, College Dropout. The compilation features the videos to the previously unreleased "Two Words", "Slow Jamz", "Through the Wire", "All Falls Down", the three versions of "Jesus Walks", and "The New Workout Plan", all previously unseen before its release.

Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up

Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up · 2005

Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up

MovieMusicRomance

R&B superstar Usher shows off his sexy and soulful style in this video release. Usher: Rhythm City, Vol. 1 -- Money, Power, Respect features a 30-minute short film which expands on Usher's video for the song "Caught Up," as well as a behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the movie.

Horror Noire

Horror Noire · 2021

An anthology film presenting six short horror stories from black writers and directors, featuring racist vampires, supernatural creatures, and Satan his damn self.

R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection

R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection · 2003

R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection

This DVD/CD combination package features all of R. Kelly's biggest music videos from the first 10 years of his career, and one of the most potent new videos: "Thoia Thing." The bonus CD contains 5 tracks.

NASA & SpaceX: Journey to the Future

NASA & SpaceX: Journey to the Future · 2020

NASA & SpaceX: Journey to the Future

MovieDocumentary

A film crew was granted unprecedented access to NASA and to SpaceX headquarters, giving viewers a rare glimpse inside Launch Control and firsthand accounts from SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk, Bridentstine and the astronauts flying the mission: Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley.

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SuperFly

SuperFly · 2018

MovieActionCrime

Career criminal Youngblood Priest wants out of the Atlanta drug scene, but as he ramps up sales, one little slip up threatens to bring the whole operation down before he can make his exit.

Director

Underplayed

Underplayed · 2020

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Filmed over the summer festival season, Stacey Lee’s uplifting documentary examines gender inequality in the electronic dance music scene.

Executive Producer

Center Stage: On Pointe

Center Stage: On Pointe · 2016

Center Stage: On Pointe

MovieMusicTV Movie

Jonathan Reeves is tasked with infusing more contemporary styles and modernism into the American Ballet Academy, and enlists his top choreographers Charlie, Cooper and Tommy to recruit dancers to compete at a camp where the winners will be selected to join the Academy. Bella Parker, who has always lived in the shadow of her hugely successful sister Kate, finally gets her chance to step into the limelight as one of the dancers recruited for the camp.

Director

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] · 2005

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

MovieMusicDocumentary

A collection of music videos and behind the scenes footage released to promote Kanye West's upcoming debut album, College Dropout. The compilation features the videos to the previously unreleased "Two Words", "Slow Jamz", "Through the Wire", "All Falls Down", the three versions of "Jesus Walks", and "The New Workout Plan", all previously unseen before its release.

Director

Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up

Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up · 2005

Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up

MovieMusicRomance

R&B superstar Usher shows off his sexy and soulful style in this video release. Usher: Rhythm City, Vol. 1 -- Money, Power, Respect features a 30-minute short film which expands on Usher's video for the song "Caught Up," as well as a behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the movie.

Director

Horror Noire

Horror Noire · 2021

An anthology film presenting six short horror stories from black writers and directors, featuring racist vampires, supernatural creatures, and Satan his damn self.

Director

R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection

R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection · 2003

R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection

This DVD/CD combination package features all of R. Kelly's biggest music videos from the first 10 years of his career, and one of the most potent new videos: "Thoia Thing." The bonus CD contains 5 tracks.

Director

NASA & SpaceX: Journey to the Future

NASA & SpaceX: Journey to the Future · 2020

NASA & SpaceX: Journey to the Future

MovieDocumentary

A film crew was granted unprecedented access to NASA and to SpaceX headquarters, giving viewers a rare glimpse inside Launch Control and firsthand accounts from SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk, Bridentstine and the astronauts flying the mission: Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley.

Director

Across the Line

Across the Line · 2016

Across the Line

Out of the approximately 600 players in the National Hockey League, thirty are Black. Mattie Slaughter, a hockey phenom from the rural Black community of North Preston, wants to make it thirty-one. To reach his goal, Mattie needs to keep his nose clean and avoid trouble. Hard to do though, when you go to a school where racism taints every interaction, your older brother is a hustler and you’re crushing on a girl who’s already hooked up.

Director

Cross

SeriesCrimeDrama

Alex Cross is a brilliant but flawed homicide detective and full of contradictions. A doting father and family man, Cross is single-minded to the point of obsession when he hunts killers. He is desperate for love, but his wife’s murder has left him too damaged to receive it.

Director

Lost Girl

Lost Girl · 2010

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

The gorgeous and charismatic Bo is a supernatural being called a succubus who feeds on the energy of humans, sometimes with fatal results. Refusing to embrace her supernatural clan and its rigid hierarchy, Bo is a renegade who takes up the fight for the underdog while searching for the truth about her own mysterious origins.

Director

Genius

The life stories of history's greatest minds. From their days as young adults to their final years we see their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws and genius.

Director

Mike

Explore the wild, tragic and controversial life and career of heavyweight champion Mike Tyson - one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture.

Director

October Faction

October Faction · 2020

October Faction

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Monster hunters Fred and Deloris Allen tangle with evil ... and family drama with their teenage twins. From the comics by Steve Niles and Damien Worm.

Director

The Imperfects

The Imperfects · 2022

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

After an experimental gene therapy turns them into monsters, three twenty-somethings band together to hunt down the scientist responsible and force him to make them human again.

Director

Backstage

Backstage · 2016

SeriesDramaFamily

A group of “very talented” teenagers sing, dance, and perform their way to the top at the famous Keaton School of the Arts! From the disappointments of failure, to the new friendships and crowning achievements, being a student at Keaton means you're on the path to becoming a star!

Director

Robyn Hood

Robyn Hood · 2023

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Follows Robyn Loxley and anti-authoritarian masked hip-hop band, The Hood, as they call out injustices and fight for freedom and equality in the city of New Nottingham.

Executive Producer