Gerard Lough
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| Born | May 14, 1978 Donegal, Ireland |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, music video director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Gerard Lough is an Irish film director best known for Night People, Spears and the short film The Boogeyman, based on a story by Stephen King.
Career
[edit]After graduating from the North West Institute in Derry, he took an internship in a U.S. advertising agency where he directed his first professional music video.[1] Since then he has directed a dozen music videos[2] as well as several short films such as the Stephen King adaption The Boogeyman which received extensive press coverage.[3] His first feature film as director was Night People, was released in cinemas in November 2015.[4] It was met with mostly positive reviews but a limited audience due to a short theatrical run. His second feature, a mystery / thriller called Spears, was released in 2022.
Filmography
[edit]Feature Films
- 2022: Spears
- 2015: Night People
Short Films
- 2024: Waiting for Magic Hour[5]
- 2012: Ninety Seconds
- 2010: The Boogeyman
- 2009: The Stolen Wings
- 2009: The Scanner
- 2008: Deviant
- 2007: A Long Term Effect
- 2007: Ulterior
Music Videos
- 2019: Counterfeit, Le Groupe Fantastique[6]
- 2017: It Feels So Good, Michael O'Boyce
- 2017: Warped, Electro Kill Machine[7]
- 2016: Exoself, Voynich[8]
- 2016: Rush of Blood, AustenEx
- 2015: Night People, Voynich
- 2008: Life In The Big City, Cian Furlong
- 2007: Baby Boom Boom, Cian Furlong
- 2006: I Lift My Hands, Lise and The Scarbrough Affair
- 2006: Karma & Destiny, The Scarbrough Affair
- 2005: The Divine Beat, Robbie Mc Donald
- 2005: Demon, First On
- 2003: Rachel Hates The Sun, Dan Anderson Band
References
[edit]- ^ "Horror Cult Films Exclusive: An interview with director Gerrard Lough". 25 March 2011.
- ^ "The Warped world of music videos". RTÉ.ie. 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Horror story has a happy ending with King's blessing". 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Donegal-shot horror set for cinema release". RTÉ.ie. 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Filmmaker looking for local musicians for new project". 21 October 2023.
- ^ Le Groupe Fantastique: Counterfeit (Video 2019) - IMDb, retrieved 4 August 2021
- ^ "#InCinemas: Gerard Lough's new music video Warped playing now in cinemas". 2 February 2017.
- ^ "DDTV: Donegal used as filming location for trippy music video". 16 August 2016.