Hungry Man Productions signs Kantú Lentz for global representation
Lentz is well known for her compelling narrative work.
New York based Hungry Man Productions is proud to announce Kantú Lentz has joined our directing roster.
Kantú, a Peruvian-German filmmaker based in Los Angeles, established herself as a Director working with global brands such as New Balance, LG Electronics, Verizon, Ulta Beauty, and Tumi. Recently she also had the opportunity to devote considerable time traveling the country directing over 40 political ads for 'One Vote at a Time', an organisation that creates in-kind campaign videos for Democrats who support gun safety legislation.
Kantú is also well known for her compelling narrative work. She recently directed the short film Jack and Jo Don't Want to Die commissioned by the Shatterbox Anthology Series starring Justin Kirk (Weeds/Angels in America) and Olivia Edward (Better Things) which premiered at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.
She was part of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women at which she directed the short Up Here which takes place in a world where people float when they fall in love. Her short film Moses Storm’s Perfect Journey commissioned by Tumi, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
In 2019 Kantú’s film Coche Bomba was one of five projects selected by the Tribeca/Chanel Through Her Lens fellowship. She was also a part of Sony’s Diverse Directors Program and the Viacom Viewfinder Emerging Directors Program.
In 2020 Kantú was selected to be a part of Paul Feig’s Female Director Incubator Powderkeg: Fuse, for which she wrote and is directing a short comedic film executive produced by Feig. Lentz is also one of 7 Directors selected for the NBC Female Forward program where she will direct an episode of Dick Wolf's Chicago Fire.
Hungry Man couldn’t be more excited to have this fresh, invigorating talent join our venerable roster.