Lucas Baiano

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Lucas R. Baiano (born July 20, 1988) is a Canadian/American political filmmaker; founder and currently chief of operations with Lumiere Films. Baiano received attention following a brief 2007 film pitch to former U.S. president Bill Clinton and his production of a campaign film promoting the 2008 presidential campaign of U.S. senator Hillary Clinton.[1] Baiano's film was then picked up by Hillblazers, Hillary Clinton's official Youth Program.[2]

Lucas R. Baiano meeting with President Clinton; Toronto, ON
Lucas R. Baiano meeting with President Clinton; Toronto, ON

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Baiano, born in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, of an American-born mother, started his work in film at the age of 16, forming Vision Films (now called Lumiere Films), a film company of his own through which he acquired work with Nestle Canada, Ontario Travel and Petro-Canada.[3][4] [2] The United Nations uses one of the films Baiano produced to promote awareness of the Holocaust.[4]

After acquiring tickets to a Meet and Greet at a book lecture in Toronto with Bill Clinton,[5] Baiano briefly met the former president to pitch an idea to make a campaign video for his wife Hillary Clinton.[2] Baiano produced a three minute video from the six hours of raw footage he was provided.[2] On January 21, 2008, Baiano spoke with Canada AM about his video and his experience from working with the Clintons/Campaign.[6] Baiano's video has been featured on Hillary Clinton's official youth program/support sites; hillblazers.com.[2] He is making a follow-up documentary, Lucky Strike, about his experiences with the Clinton campaign and the video.[2]

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  1. ^ Seneca College. (January 18, 2008) Seneca Student creates video for U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton Seneca College Ontario website. Accessed April 12, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Craggs, Samantha. Film student rides Hillary's coat tails. Niagara Falls Review Accessed April 12, 2008.
  3. ^ Craggs, Samantha. (January 18, 2008) He gets Clinton's vote Senaca student persuades ex-prez to let him make Hillary campaign video "The Toronto Sun", p. 34. Hosted by lexisnexis.com. Accessed April 12, 2008.
  4. ^ a b CTV.ca news staff. (January 21, 2008) Ont. teen's film adds momentum to Clinton campaign www.ctv.ca. Accessed April 12, 2008.
  5. ^ The Canadian Press. (January 18, 2008) Seneca film student behind Clinton video. The Brockville Recorder and Times (Ontario), pg. A8. Hosted by lexisnexis.com. Accessed April 12, 2008.
  6. ^ TV.com. Canada AM, January 21, 2008 Episode Number: 462 Season Num: 4 www.tv.com. Accessed April 12, 2008.

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