Luke Aherne

Luke Aherne studied Fine Art and started making films in 2012. He was one of three new filmmakers selected by Film4 as part of their 30th anniversary celebrations which included his re-imagining of the famous opening scene from Trainspotting being shown at Somerset House, London as well as broadcast on the Film4 television channel. He has also directed a dance film for Channel 4's Random Acts strand with multi-awarding producers BalletBoyz and Mark Smith, founder of Deaf Men Dancing and a choreographer for the 2012 London Paralympic Games opening ceremony. More recently, his web series Frank has been selected for several leading festivals and picked up a Best Actor award at Seriesland IV in Bilbao, Spain.