Julien Christian Lutz (born October 31, 1975), known professionally as Director X, is a Canadian music video director. Having trained under

Hype Williams Harold "Hype" Williams (born August 1, 1970) is an American music video and film director, film producer, and screenwriter. Early life Williams was born in Queens. He is of mixed African-American and Honduran descent. He attended Adelphi Univ ...

, Lutz has been credited for directing over a hundred

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s spanning various genres since 1998, including

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, Usher,

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and

Akon Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (), is a Senegalese-United States, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influ ...

. In film, he directed the crime thriller '' Superfly'' in 2018, which saw mixed reception. In television, he created the short-lived action drama ''

Robyn Hood ''Robyn Hood'' is a Canadian action drama television series described as a modernized reimagining of the English legend of Robin Hood. Created by music video director and filmmaker Director X (Julien Christian Lutz), the series stars Jessye Romeo ...

'' in 2023.

Early life

Lutz was born and raised in the

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, mostly in and around

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, and is of mixed Trinidadian and Swiss descent.

Career

Early work

Lutz began his career working on several productions; he was a visual consultant on

' 1998 film ''

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''. Lutz was slated to direct Disney's horror feature ''Razorwire'', though the film never moved into production.

Music videos

Lutz worked on several projects and trained under Hype Williams.Official Little X website "About"
Since the late 1990s, Lutz has directed dozens of music videosand been noted for his high-budget, visually distinctive music videos, including for

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, Usher,

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David Guetta Pierre David Guetta (; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag ...

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. In 2004, Lutz appeared in Mya Baker's documentary film ''Silence: In Search of Black Female Sexuality in America''. In 2015, Lutz founded his own production company, Popp Rok, in Toronto. In 2017, he appeared on episode 7 of Cycle 23 of ''

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'' ("X Marks The Spot") as the director for a Gypsy Sports-themed music video.

Films

In addition to music video directing, Lutz has directed two feature films and one

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; he made his feature

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in 2015 with '' Across the Line.'' The film starred Stephan James and the storyline was inspired by the 1989

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race riots. ''Across the Line'' was set and shot in Nova Scotia. The first screening of ''Across the Line'' was 19 September 2015 at the

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where it won the award for "Best Atlantic Feature". In 2016, he directed the

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television film '' Center Stage: On Pointe''. The film stars Nicole Muñoz, Barton Cowperthwaite, Maude Green,

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and

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. It premiered on Lifetime on June 25, 2016. The official DVD was released in September 6, 2016. ''

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'' critic Sonia Saraiya noted of Lutz's direction, "...though it is frustrating that the film feels like 15-odd low-budget music videos strung together, the dance in those segments, and the way it's filmed, are some of the best parts of the movie." In 2018, Lutz directed '' Superfly'', a remake of the 1972

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film of the same name. ''Superfly'' was released in the United States on June 13, 2018 and received mixed reviews from critics. ''Variety''s

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wrote: "Shot in a functional, slammed-together manner that's less sensually stylish than you'd expect from a music-video auteur, the film is a competent yet glossy and hermetic street-hustle drug thriller, less a new urban myth than a lavishly concocted episode. It holds your attention yet leaves you with nothing."

Filmography

Television series

* 2020: '' October Faction'' * 2022: ''

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'' * 2023: ''

'' * 2024: ''

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Feature films

* 2015: '' Across the Line'' * 2016: '' Center Stage: On Pointe'' * 2018: '' Superfly''

Music videos

2024 *

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- "Facile à Danser" 2022 *

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- " Commander in Chief" *

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- " Life Is Good" *

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- " Sky Walker" *

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- " Walk It Out" *

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- " No Mediocre" *

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- "Black Widow (Iggy Azalea song), Black Widow" *Wiz Khalifa - "Stayin Out All Night" 2013 *

- "Worst Behavior" *Busta Rhymes - "Twerk It" *The-Dream - "IV Play" *Ciara - "Body Party" *Angel (British musician), Angel - "The World (Angel song), The World" *

- "Started from the Bottom" *

- "Little Me (song), Little Me" 2012 *

- "Share My Love (song), Share My Love" *

- "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right), HYFR" *Shanell (singer), Shanell featuring

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- "So Good/6 AM" *

- "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" *

- "Chasing the Sun (The Wanted song), Chasing The Sun" *

- "Boyfriend (Justin Bieber song), Boyfriend" *2 Chainz featuring

- "No Lie (2 Chainz song), No Lie" *Rick Ross featuring Wale (rapper), Wale and

- "Diced Pineapples" *Manika (singer), Manika - "Good Girls" 2011 *Karl Wolf featuring Kardinal Offishall - "Ghetto Love (Karl Wolf song), Ghetto Love" *Mohombi featuring Nicole Scherzinger - "Coconut Tree (Mohombi song), Coconut Tree" *

- "Glad You Came" *

- "Warzone (song), Warzone" 2010 *Street Pharmacy - "Stone Bricks And Mortar" *Sean Kingston - "Letting Go (Dutty Love)" *

- "Your Love (Nicki Minaj song), Your Love" *The-Dream - "Love King (song), Love King" 2009 *Birdman (rapper), Birdman featuring

, Rick Ross and Young Jeezy - "Always Strapped" *K-os featuring Saukrates and

- "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman" *K-os - "Robot Kid" *

- "Now That I've Got Your Love" *

- "Más (Nelly Furtado song), Más" *

- "Hold My Hand (Sean Paul song), Hold My Hand" *

featuring Estelle (musician), Estelle - "One Love (David Guetta song), One Love" *

- "Manos al Aire" *Estelle (musician), Estelle featuring

- "Come Over (Estelle song), Come Over" 2008 *Brandy Norwood, Brandy - "Right Here (Departed)" *Common (rapper), Common - "Universal Mind Control (song), Universal Mind Control" (Original Version) *Deborah Cox - "Beautiful U R" 2007 *

featuring Usher - "Same Girl (R. Kelly and Usher song), Same Girl" *Chrisette Michele - "Be OK (Chrisette Michele song), Be OK" *Trey Songz - "Wonder Woman (Trey Songz song), Wonder Woman" *Baby Bash featuring Sean Kingston - "What Is It" 2006 *Ne-Yo - "When You're Mad" *

featuring Keyshia Cole - "(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me" *

- "Coming Undone" *Keshia Chanté - "Been Gone" *

featuring

- "Promiscuous (song), Promiscuous" *Game (rapper), The Game - "Let's Ride (Game song), Let's Ride" *Xzibit - "Concentrate" *Cassie Ventura, Cassie - "Me & U (Cassie song), Me & U" (original version) 2005 * Usher - ''Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up'' (20-minute short film) *

- "Temperature (song), Temperature" *Ludacris - "Pimpin' All Over the World" *David Banner - "Play (David Banner song), Play" *Rico Love - "Settle Down" *

- "Pon de Replay" *Ray J - "One Wish (Ray J song), One Wish" *

- "Happy People (R. Kelly song), Happy People" *

- "U Saved Me" (directed under his real name Julien Christian Lutz) *Ying Yang Twins - "Wait (The Whisper Song)" *Usher (singer), Usher - "Caught Up (Usher song), Caught Up" 2004 *Lloyd Banks featuring Avant (singer), Avant - "Karma (Lloyd Banks song), Karma" *Mario (entertainer), Mario - "Let Me Love You (Mario song), Let Me Love You" *

- "The New Workout Plan" *Keshia Chanté - "Does He Love Me?" *Nelly featuring Christina Aguilera - "Tilt Ya Head Back" *

- "Ghetto (Akon song), Ghetto" * Usher featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon - "Yeah! (Usher song), Yeah" *Method Man featuring Busta Rhymes- “What's Happenin” 2003 *Clipse featuring Faith Evans - "Ma, I Don't Love Her" *G-Unit - "Poppin' Them Thangs" *Ginuwine - "There It Is (Ginuwine song), There It Is" *Keshia Chanté - "Bad Boy" *

featuring Sasha (Jamaican DJ), Sasha - "I'm Still in Love with You (Sean Paul song), I'm Still In Love With You" *

featuring Missy Elliott and Magoo - "Cop That Shit, Cop That Disk" *Loon - "How You Want That" *

- "Clarity (John Mayer song), Clarity" *

- "Get Busy" *Wayne Wonder - "No Letting Go (song), No Letting Go" *Kelis - "Trick Me" *

featuring The Neptunes - "Excuse Me Miss" *Melanie Durrant featuring Common (rapper), Common - "Where I'm Goin'" *Daniel Bedingfield - "Gotta Get Thru This (song), Gotta Get Thru This" 2002 *Aaliyah - "I Care 4 U (song), I Care 4 U" *Craig David - "What's Your Flava?" *

- "Gimme the Light" *Benzino - "Rock The Party" *Tweet (singer), Tweet - "Boogie / Smoking Cigarettes (unreleased)" *Nelly - "Hot in Herre" *Eve (entertainer), Eve featuring Alicia Keys - "Gangsta Lovin'" *Alicia Keys - "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" *Donell Jones featuring Styles P - "Put Me Down" *Usher (singer), Usher - "U Don't Have to Call" 2001 *Destiny's Child featuring Missy Elliott - "Bootylicious" (Rockwilder Remix) *112 (band), 112 - "Peaches and Cream" *

featuring Nate Dogg - "Can't Deny It" *Foxy Brown (rapper), Foxy Brown - “BK Anthem” *Foxy Brown (rapper), Foxy Brown featuring Spragga Benz - “Oh Yeah (Foxy Brown song), Oh Yeah” *Jadakiss - "Knock Yourself Out (Jadakiss song), Knock Yourself Out" * Usher - "U Got It Bad" *

featuring Jay Z - "Fiesta (R. Kelly song), Fiesta" (Remix) *Kardinal Offishall - "Ol' Time Killin'" 2000 * M.O.P. - Ante Up (song), Ante Up (Robbin-Hoodz Theory) *Reflection Eternal featuring Vinia Mojica - "The Blast (song), The Blast" *

featuring Pharrell - "Shake Ya Ass" *

featuring Nivea - "Danger (Been So Long)" *

featuring Krayzie Bone - "Until We Rich" (co-directed with Cameron Casey) *Ghostface Killah featuring Madam Majestic and U-God - "Cherchez La Ghost" *Donell Jones - "Where I Wanna Be (Donell Jones song), Where I Wanna Be" *Beanie Sigel featuring Eve (rapper), Eve - "Remember Them Days" *Sisqó featuring Foxy Brown (rapper), Foxy Brown - "Thong Song" (Remix) *Aaliyah featuring DMX (rapper), DMX - "Come Back in One Piece" 1999 *Case (singer), Case - "Happily Ever After (song), Happily Ever After" *Choclair - "Let's Ride (Choclair song), Let's Ride" *Chris Rock - "No Sex (In the Champagne Room)" *Terry Dexter – "Better Than Me (Terry Dexter song), Better Than Me" *DMX - "What's My Name? (DMX song), What's My Name?" *Eric Benét featuring Faith Evans - "Georgy Porgy (song), Georgy Porgy" *Marvelous 3 - "Freak of the Week" *

featuring Outkast - "Neck Uv Da Woods" *

featuring Mack 10 and Ms. Toi - "You Can Do It" (co-directed with Cameron Casey) 1998 *N.O.R.E. featuring Big Pun, Nature (rapper), Nature, Cam'ron, Jadakiss and Styles P - "Banned from T.V." *Made Men featuring The L.O.X. - "Tommy's Theme" *Onyx (hip hop group), Onyx featuring 50 Cent, Bonifucco, Still Livin' and X1 (rapper), X1 - "React (Onyx song), React" *Onyx (hip hop group), Onyx - "Broke Willies" *Rascalz - "Northern Touch" *Redman (rapper), Redman - "I'll Bee Dat!" *Maestro (rapper), Maestro - "Stick to Your Vision" *Ghetto Concept - "Crazy World (Young Jeezy song), Crazy World" *Glenn Lewis - "Bout Your Love" *Total (group), Total - "Sittin' Home" *EPMD - "Richter Scale (song), Richter Scale"

Commercials

*2008 - McCafe "Kiss" Spot - McDonald's *2010 - Yeo Boyz - Yeo Valley Organic *2018 - Gap - (fashion)

References

Books * Henry Keazor, Thorsten Wübbena:
Video Thrills The Radio Star. Musikvideos: Geschichte, Themen, Analysen
'. Bielefeld 2005, p. 111ss.

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{{Authority control 1975 births Black Canadian filmmakers Canadian music video directors Canadian people of Swiss descent Canadian people of Trinidad and Tobago descent Living people Film directors from Toronto People from Brampton Juno Award for Video of the Year winners