Over the past year, Recovery Room has earned several honours, including from the Accolade Global Film Competition, Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards and IndieFEST Film Awards.
Luhovy will receive a One Woman Fearless Award at the Fearless Women’s Summit at Concordia on April 21, 2018. She talks about her film from Toronto, where she recently moved.
What did you study at Concordia, and are there any particular courses or professors that especially helped you?
Adriana Luhovy: “I studied in the communication studies program, and I chose it largely because of the production courses. That’s what made it an easy choice for me, and made it stand out.”
I remember Chris Crilly [BA 72] from sound production; he was great. Kamel Khalifa [BA 97, MA 99], who was a teacher’s assistant, was really kind too. All the student groups made a huge difference in my life, and I was active in the Ukrainian student group (CUSU). The more you get involved, the better it is.”
When you enrolled, did you know what you wanted to do after you graduated?
AL: “I was influenced early on because my father is a documentary filmmaker. I was lucky because he would take me on shoots while I was still in university. One of the big projects that I worked on for him was pretty last minute, when his camera operator couldn’t make it. I got to take all of the production skills I was learning in school and apply them right away.”
What did you do after you graduated?
AL: “I went on to study at Vancouver Film School, where I did a digital design program. It wasn’t really centered on production but I learned a lot about Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, print design, web design, motion graphics and branding. I then completed a program in New York City at the School of Visual Arts, Impact! Design for Social Change.