Photography + Direction
3 Acts
Music + Film
Running around Chicago, with a Leica and an Arri exposing the world to beats from Wax Trax, Touch and Go, Atlantic and Columbia Records
Comedy
A nimble, stylish lens follows Hollywood’s edgiest jokes; residencies on Mr Show, Def Comedy Jam, and Curb Your Enthusiasm among others.
Epicurism
World tours for Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie, hanging out with chef Curtis Stone, then setting up the first season of Top Chef propels a move to Portland where he helps tell the story of America’s first foodie, James Beard on American Masters. That culinary focus is sealed with the opening of his working kitchen studio Relish Division, and now the Pearl District location of Studio Sauce.
Producer + Filmmaker Cari Lutz
“ Whether it’s stop motion animation, documentary style storytelling, or impactful stills and video for your website or social media feeds…….
Studio Sauce is here to help you elevate your brand. “
Born in Montana, raised in Mexico, the midwest, and Oregon - the fusion of work/travel/adventure comes naturally to Cari.
Graduating from UC Santa Barbara, after a year abroad in Paris, launched Cari into Hollywood and a career behind the camera with boundary-pushing icons like David Lynch, Spike Lee, Anthony Hopkins, Madonna, David Bowie, and Tina Turner who revealed the power of creativity through reinvention.
Filming kitchen stories with John Cleese, Giada De Laurentis and Curtis Stone steered Cari towards producing in the culinary and wellness worlds today with Studio Sauce.
Cari squeezes family hikes, and treks to remote yoga destinations when not perfecting her smash/dink on the pickleball court.