Filmmaker | Videographer | Storyteller
Luke Cardona
I turn moments into short films creating cinematic stories for feasts, brands and events.
ScrollSelected Work
Stories I've told
How it all started
A borrowed camera & one good frame
I I was 15, my older brother had recently bought a camera. He did the foolish mistake of leaving it unguarded around a mischievous teenager like me.
I "borrowed" his camera for an "unscheduled" nature trip and filled his SD card to brim. I arrived home to a scolding. As revenge I thought I should by my own camera and so I did... Since then I never looked back.
In 2023, my village faced a crises, their usual editor was unavaible to produce the short film for the feast, so I stood up and did what had to be done, I learned how to edit in 2-3 weeks and got the job done. In case you want to see my very first edit, watch it here ↗
And there I fell in love with storytelling and videography
The rest was history, I have not looked back since. I have kept producing short films, documentarys and Wedding films, always intruiged with people's stories and their unique characters.
The Spark
One borrowed Canon 4000D
A stolen camera, taken to Xlendi Cliffs
Learning
Self-taught, gig by gig
Started by learning photography and the basic concepts of a camera
First Break
First short film
A local voluntary organisation in need of an editor to produce a short film, I took the oppurtunity
Today
Estabilished Filmmaker
Documentaries, short films, commercials and weddings
Who I am
Behind the lens
I'm always looking for new life experiences, calm under pressure, and I believe the best footage happens when people forget the camera is there. I show up early, listen more than I talk, and treat every project, big budget or none like it matters. Because to someone, it always does.
Endlessly curious
I ask the extra question and stay for the extra hour. The best story is usually the one nobody planned.
Calm on set
Gear fails, weather turns, timelines slip. Staying calm and finding a fix is where I excel.
Obsessed with detail
From the grade to the final frame of audio, I obsess over every little detail.
An explorer
Using most of my savings to visit new places, learn new cultures and meet interesting people.
Where I've travelled to
Have camera, will travel
Every country I've travelled to. Hover over the gold ones to see how many times I've been back.