John Carluccio

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John Carluccio is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker whose work documents under-recognized pockets of urban society. His unique subjects range from art culture Price of Getting up, Ellis G, Artificial Afrika, Noguchi, music scenes Antibalas, Wax Poetics, Dubstep, Battle Sounds, cheap eats Punjabi, Redhook and news Powerless, Gordon Parks.

John first picked up moving image work while at Pratt Institute as an Architecture major, and alongside his brother Paul, an NYU Tisch Film Grad. John is best known in the DJ world for his expansive work with Turntablists including ; his first documentary film BATTLE SOUNDS (97 Whitney Biennial), Hop-Fu, Scratch (PALM pictures) and TTM , a notation system for DJ scratching.

John’s work has appeared on Current Tv, MSG network, MTV and most recently BET as a director of photography for the hit program The 5ive.

With an eye for diversity, Carluccio continues to document uncharted topics presently as a Producer/Editor for the national cable network Current TV.