Gerard Lough is an Irish film director best known for ''
Night People'', ''
Spears
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'' and the short film ''
The Boogeyman
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'', based on a story by
Stephen King
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.
Career
After graduating from the North West Institute in
Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...
, he took an internship in a U.S. advertising agency where he directed his first professional music video. Since then he has directed a dozen music videos as well as several short films such as the Stephen King adaption ''The Boogeyman'' which received extensive press coverage. His first feature film as director was ''Night People'', was released in cinemas in November 2015. 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
Feature Films
* 2022:
Spears
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* 2015:
Night People
Short Films
* 2012:
Ninety Seconds
''Ninety Seconds'' is an Irish science fiction neo-noir short film directed by Gerard Lough and starring Andrew Norry, Michael Parle, Claire Blennerhassett and Emma Eliza Regan. It premiered at the ''Underground Cinema Film Festival'' in Dublin on ...
* 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
* 2017: ''It Feels So Good'', Michael O'Boyce
* 2017: ''Warped'', Electro Kill Machine
* 2016: ''Exoself'', Voynich
* 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
External links
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Official Twitter
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1978 births
Living people
Irish film directors
Irish music video directors