- Gerard Lough is a film director from Ireland. He got his start in the industry in 2003 when he directed a music video while doing an internship at an American advertising agency. Since then, he has directed twelve music videos as well as several critically acclaimed short films such as the Stephen King adaption 'The Boogeyman' (2010) which received extensive press coverage and was screened at film festivals all over the world.
His first feature film as director was 'Night People' (2015), a stylish and original "hyperlink" horror film which was released in cinemas in November 2015. It was met with strong reviews upon release and cemented his signature style of striking visuals and sinister atmosphere. His second feature was the ambitious neo-noir 'Spears' (2022). Shot in four different countries, the complex story focused on three desperate men who team up to take revenge on a master criminal.
He returned to short films with Waiting for Magic Hour (2024), which marks a departure for him in terms of style and subject matter. It tells the light-hearted story of a photographer and her driver as they form an unlikely friendship on a road trip in Donegal, Ireland.
He is currently in post-production on a new short film called All She Wants Is.
- IMDb mini biography by: anonymous
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Race / EthnicityWhite
- Nationality / Religious or Ethnic identityIrish
- Often casts Michael Parle and Aidan O'Sullivan
- Synthesizer heavy music score
- Visual effects created in camera
- Dark tone
- Striking visuals
- Directed his first feature film at the age of 35.
- Studied Media at the North West Institute in Northern Ireland.
- First Irish director to adapt a story by Stephen King (2010's The Boogeyman).
- Filmmakers who had a major influence on him; Ridley Scott, James Cameron, David Fincher, Kathryn Bigelow, Paul Verhoeven, William Friedkin, Michael Mann, Stanley Kubrick, Tony Scott, Neil Jordan, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Bill Duke, John McTiernan and Christopher Nolan.
- Strange Days (1995) is a key film that inspired him to become a film director.
- I think short films are looked down on by some as the poor relation of the film world the same way short stories are sniffed at in literary circles and at times they almost feel like the artistic equivalent of an endangered species.
- In the end, every performance, slick visual and cool piece of music is in service to advancing the story first and foremost... style comes a distant second.
- Darkness is attractive in movies and troubled characters are a lot more interesting than well adjusted types who are at home by 9 pm. Of course that also means I should not be expecting any directing offers from Disney anytime soon.
- It would be to shoot a story set during the rise and fall of the New Romantic scene. [On future projects he would like to direct]
- A good film stands up no matter what format you watch it in. Because it legally wasn't available in Ireland at the time, I had to watch Clockwork Orange for the first time in black and white with French subtitles as that's how it came out when taped from some obscure cable channel. I still knew it was a great film within minutes though.
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