Aaron Lucas

Aaron Lucas is a Jewish Australian writer-director, living in Sydney.

He has directed short films Free Therapy (2019), Mary (2023), Multiple Choice (2026) and his independent pilot Privileged (2021) won best comedy at SeriesFest and Stareable-LA. His animated documentary I’ll Be Frank (2023) was nominated for Best Documentary/Factual Single at the AIDC Awards 2023, before screening on SBS. He participated in TIFF’s Filmmaker Lab and Writers Studio in 2023 and was selected for Screen NSW’s Short To Feature Fast Track Initiative, where he directed short film Luna And The Brain Tuna, which screened at Aspen, Adelaide and SXSW Sydney.  In 2026, a feature film he co-wrote with Mark Rogers, Lucky, was shortlisted for the AWG’s John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science Fiction.

 

 

Projects on file

Lucky

When Guy casts a humanoid robot as the lead in his first feature film, the desperate director must hide the true origins of his synthetic star to keep his reputation intact.
Aaron Lucas, Aaron Lucas
WRITER
Aaron Lucas

Specialities

  • Sci-fi

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