Lucas is an archivist, artist, film programmer, and writer who grew up living next to a limestone quarry in the Welsh Mountains of Pennsylvania. He is a recent graduate of The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation and was the recipient of the Film Noir Foundation’s Nancy Mysel Legacy Grant for 2024. Lucas previously earned a B.S. in Film, Video, & Theatre and a minor in English Language & Literature from Stevenson University. Upon graduation, he was presented the Dean’s Award for Exceptional Scholarship (now the Provost’s Award), which is given to a graduating student “who has performed academically in a particularly exceptional way...demonstrated unique intellectual ability and initiative, and...contributed to the academic pursuits of [their] peers.”
Most recently, he volunteered his time as an Archive Technician on Community Voices, a publication commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Camphill Village Kimberton Hills community. His latest international trip was to the car-free island of Lyngør (off the coast of Norway) to create medium and large format photographs with the expert assistance of Ole Brodersen, developed and printed in the photographer’s converted-sail-loft darkroom. His latest freelance gig was as a Production Assistant for Dina Fiasconaro‘s short film “Beneath the Remains”—which screened as part of GRRL HAUS CINEMA’s Gimme 5 series.
Lucas is currently a Session Assistant at the Rare Book School. He previously served as an intern for the George Eastman Museum’s Moving Image Department, a year-round Assistant Manager at The SNF Parkway/Maryland Film Festival, a Programming Associate for the virtual editions of MdFF 2020 and 2021, and a volunteer video clerk at Beyond Video. He is a member of the Irish Arts Center.
E-MAIL: lucaspatrickcullen@gmail.com