Julien Christian Lutz (born October 31, 1975), known professionally as Director X, is a Canadian filmmaker, commercial director, music video director, and television director. Having directed more than 100 music videos, he is widely known as a prolific music video director in the industry. He has also directed feature films and television series.

Early life

Lutz was born and raised in the Greater Toronto Area, 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 Hype Williams' 1998 film '' Belly''. Lutz was slated to direct the horror feature ''Razorwire'', though the film never moved into production.

Music videos

After working on several of his projects, Lutz became a protégé of Hype Williams.Official Little X website "About"
Since the late 1990s, Lutz has directed dozens of music videos for popular artists and been noted for his high-budget, visually distinctive music videos for popular hit singles, including videos for The Wanted,

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, Jay-Z,

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, Sean Paul,

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, Drake,

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, T.I.,

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, Zayn Malik and Iggy Azalea. 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 '' America's Next Top Model Cycle 23'', "X Marks The Spot", as the director for a Gypsy-Sports-themed music video.

Feature films

''Across the Line''

In addition to music video directing, Lutz has directed three feature films and a

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; he made his feature

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in 2015 with '' Across the Line.'' The film starred

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and the storyline was inspired by the 1989 Cole Harbour District High School 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". The film opened for limited release in British Columbia and Ontario on 8 April 2016, with screenings in various Canadian cities throughout that month. The ''

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'' assessed the film at 2.5/4 stars, noting the story's unwavering focus on racial themes was "to the detriment of the film's depth and realism" but noted that video producer Director X "makes the transition to feature film-making look easy". In 2017, the film was the subject of an episode of ''The Filmmakers'', the CBC's web talk series on Canadian film.

''Center Stage: On Pointe''

In 2016, he directed the teen drama television film '' Center Stage: On Pointe''. The film stars Nicole Muñoz, Barton Cowperthwaite, Maude Green, Chloe Lukasiak, Kenny Wormald and Peter Gallagher. It premiered on

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on June 25, 2016. The official DVD was released in September 6, 2016. The film is the third installment in the ''Center Stage'' film series, following the 2000 film '' Center Stage'' and its sequel, '' Center Stage: Turn It Up''. '' Variety'' critic Sonia Saraiya found ''Center Stage: On Pointe'' wholly inferior to the original ''Center Stage'', though she complimented Lutz's direction, noting "...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."

''Superfly''

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. On

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, the film holds an approval rating of 51% based on 73 reviews, and an average rating of 5.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Superfly'' updates the blaxploitation original with a stylish remake that's short on social subtext, but still exciting and visually arresting enough to offer its own slickly staged action rewards." ''Variety''s Owen Gleiberman 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''

Feature films

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

Music videos

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" * Sean Paul - " Get Busy" *

Kelis Kelis Rogers-Mora (; born August 21, 1979), known mononymously as Kelis, is an American singer, songwriter and a professionally trained chef. At age 14, she was admitted to New York's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Perfor ...

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Trick Me "Trick Me" is a song by American singer Kelis from her third studio album, '' Tasty'' (2003). It was written and produced by Dallas Austin. The song was released as the album's second single on February 17, 2004. "Trick Me" was not released in th ...

" * Jay-Z featuring

Pharrell Williams Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973) is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo the Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom h ...

- " Excuse Me Miss" *

Melanie Durrant Melanie Durrant (born in Toronto) is a Canadian urban contemporary-style singer. She attended the Arts program at Earl Haig Secondary School and also trained at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Melanie Durrant has received multiple accolades thro ...

featuring

- "Where I'm Goin'" * Daniel Bedingfield - " Gotta Get Thru This" 2002 *

Aaliyah Aaliyah Dana Haughton (; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer and actress. She has been credited for helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop and hip hop, earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and "Q ...

- " I Care 4 U" * Craig David - " What's Your Flava?" * Sean Paul - " Gimme the Light" * Benzino - "

Rock The Party "Rock the Party" is a song by English boy band Five. It was released on 3 December 2001 from '' Kingsize'', also included in their greatest hits album ''Greatest Hits'' (2001). The song is based on a sample of Frankie Valli's " Grease", writte ...

" * Tweet - "Boogie / Smoking Cigarettes (unreleased)" *

- " Hot in Herre" * Eve featuring

Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Colu ...

- " Gangsta Lovin'" *

- " How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" * Donell Jones featuring Styles P - "Put Me Down" *

- " U Don't Have to Call" 2001 *

Destiny's Child Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final line-up comprised Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. The group began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990 in Houston, Texas. After years of limite ...

featuring

- " Bootylicious" (

Rockwilder Dana Stinson (born February 2, 1971), better known by his stage name Rockwilder, is an American hip hop record producer and rapper. A long term friend of Def Jam rapper Redman, Rockwilder got his start producing for East Coast hip hop artists ...

Remix) * 112 - " Peaches and Cream" *

Fabolous John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition while still a senior in high school, when he performed live on American music executive ...

featuring Nate Dogg - " Can't Deny It" * Foxy Brown - “ BK Anthem” * Foxy Brown featuring Spragga Benz - “

Oh Yeah Oh Yeah, Ooh Yeah, or other variants may refer to: Music Albums * ''Oh Yeah'' (Charles Mingus album), 1962 * ''Oh Yeah?'' (album), 1976 album by Jan Hammer * ''Ooh Yeah!'' (album), 1988 album by Hall & Oates * ''Oh Yeah!'' (KC and the Sunshine ...

” * Jadakiss - "

Knock Yourself Out "Knock Yourself Out" is a song by American rapper Jadakiss, and the second single from his debut studio album '' Kiss tha Game Goodbye'' (2001). The song was produced by The Neptunes. Background The song originally had a different beat, produced ...

" *

- " U Got It Bad" *

featuring Jay Z - "

Fiesta ''Fiesta'' (Spanish for "religious feast", "festival", or "party") may refer to: Events *Fiesta San Antonio, a 10-day event held every April in San Antonio, Texas *St. Peter's Fiesta, a five-day festival in Gloucester, Massachusetts *Fiestas d ...

" (Remix) * Kardinal Offishall - " Ol' Time Killin'" 2000 * Reflection Eternal featuring Vinia Mojica - " The Blast" * Mystikal featuring Pharrell - " Shake Ya Ass" * Mystikal featuring

Nivea Nivea (, stylized as NIVEA) is a German personal care brand that specializes in skin and body care. It is owned by the Hamburg-based company Beiersdorf Global AG. The company was founded on 28 March 1882, by Paul Carl Beiersdorf. In 1890, it ...

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Danger (Been So Long) "Danger (Been So Long)" is the second single released by American rapper Mystikal from his fourth album, '' Let's Get Ready'' (2000), featuring singer Nivea. The song was released on December 12, 2000, and was produced by the Neptunes. "Danger" ...

" * Ice Cube featuring Krayzie Bone - "

Until We Rich "Until We Rich" is a single by Ice Cube featuring Krayzie Bone, from Ice Cube's 2000 album, '' War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)''. The song conveys the message that the most important things in the world are health and life. The beat, produced ...

" (co-directed with Cameron Casey) *

Ghostface Killah Dennis Coles (born May 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and a member of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of ''Enter the Wu-Tang (36 C ...

featuring Madam Majestic and U-God - "

Cherchez La Ghost "Cherchez La Ghost" is a song from ''Supreme Clientele'', the second album by rapper Ghostface Killah, and features fellow Wu-Tang Clan member U-God and singer Madam Majestic. It was released as the album's second single, with an accompanying mus ...

" * Donell Jones - " Where I Wanna Be" * Beanie Sigel featuring Eve - "Remember Them Days" * Sisqó featuring Foxy Brown - " Thong Song" (Remix) *

featuring

DMX Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 – April 9, 2021), known professionally as DMX, was an American rapper and actor. He began rapping in the early 1990s and released his debut album ''It's Dark and Hell Is Hot'' in 1998, to both critical acclaim ...

- " Come Back in One Piece" 1999 *

Case Case or CASE may refer to: Containers * Case (goods), a package of related merchandise * Cartridge case or casing, a firearm cartridge component * Bookcase, a piece of furniture used to store books * Briefcase or attaché case, a narrow box to c ...

- "

Happily Ever After Happily Ever After may refer to: Film and television Film * ''Happily Ever After'' (1985 film), a Brazilian romantic drama film directed by Bruno Barreto * ''Happily Ever After'' (1989 film), an animated movie continuing the adventures of Snow ...

" * Choclair - " Let's Ride" *

Chris Rock Christopher Julius Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker. Known for his work in comic film, television and stage, he has received multiple accolades, including three Grammy Awards for best comedy ...

- " No Sex (In the Champagne Room)" * Terry Dexter – " Better Than Me" *

- " What's My Name?" *

Eric Benét Eric Benét Jordan (born October 15, 1967) is an American R&B/neo soul singer-songwriter and actor, who has received a total of four Grammy nominations to date for his musical work. Biography Early life Benét was born on October 15, 1966 ...

featuring Faith Evans - " Georgy Porgy" * Marvelous 3 - "Freak of the Week" * Mystikal featuring Outkast - "Neck Uv Da Woods" * Ice Cube featuring Mack 10 and Ms. Toi - " You Can Do It" (co-directed with Cameron Casey) 1998 * Noreaga featuring Big Pun,

Nature Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans ar ...

, Cam'ron, Jadakiss and Styles P - " Banned from T.V." * Made Men featuring The L.O.X. - "Tommy's Theme" *

Onyx Onyx primarily refers to the parallel banded variety of chalcedony, a silicate mineral. Agate and onyx are both varieties of layered chalcedony that differ only in the form of the bands: agate has curved bands and onyx has parallel bands. The c ...

- " React" *

- "Broke Willies" * Rascalz - " Northern Touch" * Redman - "

I'll Bee Dat! "I'll Bee Dat!" is a song by American hip hop artist Redman recorded for his fourth album ''Doc's da Name 2000'' (1998). The song was released as the first single for the album on October 8, 1998. Track listing ;12", Vinyl #"I'll Bee Dat!" (Radi ...

" *

Maestro Maestro (; from the Italian '' maestro'' , meaning " master" or "teacher") is an honorific title of respect (plural: maestros or maestri). The term is most commonly used in the context of Western classical music and opera, in line with the ubi ...

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Stick to Your Vision "Stick to Your Vision" is the first single from Maestro's fifth album, ''Built to Last'', released in 1998. Produced by 2Rude, the song contains a sample of "These Eyes" by The Guess Who. It became his first song to appear on Canadian charts since ...

" * Ghetto Concept - " Crazy World" * Glenn Lewis - " Bout Your Love" *

Total Total may refer to: Mathematics * Total, the summation of a set of numbers * Total order, a partial order without incomparable pairs * Total relation, which may also mean ** connected relation (a binary relation in which any two elements are comp ...

- "Sittin' Home" * EPMD - "

Richter Scale The Richter scale —also called the Richter magnitude scale, Richter's magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale—is a measure of the strength of earthquakes, developed by Charles Francis Richter and presented in his landmark 1935 p ...

Commercials

*2008 - McCafe "Kiss" Spot -

McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast food Fast food is a type of mass-produced food designed for commercial resale, with a strong priority placed on speed of service. It is a commercial term, limited to food sold ...

*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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