
Directing
Joshua Machuca
Born
1998-07-31 (28)
Place of birth
Melbourne, Australia
Known for
Directing
Credits
11 titles
Joshua Machuca is an Australian independent filmmaker living in Melbourne, Australia. He is the CEO of Libertorium Studios and is best known for directing the 2025 feature film Lucky Lacki and its sequel. He works across several filmmaking roles, including directing, producing, writing, editing and cinematography and is known for his ambitious improvisational storytelling and authentic direction.
Known for
NRWhen a bridge containing thousands of love locks is in danger of collapsing, Alice a young gay council worker, is forced by her homophobic boss to find the keys to each lock. This sends Alice on a wild adventure into the past life of George, a wise old man who just might be able to help her.
Love Locks
2019
NRHopeless romantic Lacki flies halfway around the world from Slovakia to Australia for a Tinder date with a woman who doesn't remember chatting with him. When his romantic grand gesture goes disastrously wrong, he wanders the streets of Melbourne, discovering that sometimes getting lost is the only way to find yourself.
Lucky Lacki
2025
NRHopeless romantic Lacki finds himself lost in Sydney, Australia after missing his connecting flight. Desperate for money to book another plane home to Slovakia, Lacki falls in with the wrong crowd, coming close to love and death in the harbour city.
Lucky Lacki 2
2026
NRA psychologist struggling to hold the weight of his clients emotional struggles, tries to find a way to release his stress by exploring the complexities of humans through a series of intimate interactions, centred on a search for kindness.
Leftovers
2026
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
NRHopeless romantic Lacki flies halfway around the world from Slovakia to Australia for a Tinder date with a woman who doesn't remember chatting with him. When his romantic grand gesture goes disastrously wrong, he wanders the streets of Melbourne, discovering that sometimes getting lost is the only way to find yourself.
Lucky Lacki
2025
NRA psychologist struggling to hold the weight of his clients emotional struggles, tries to find a way to release his stress by exploring the complexities of humans through a series of intimate interactions, centred on a search for kindness.
Leftovers
2026
Behind the camera
NRWhen a bridge containing thousands of love locks is in danger of collapsing, Alice a young gay council worker, is forced by her homophobic boss to find the keys to each lock. This sends Alice on a wild adventure into the past life of George, a wise old man who just might be able to help her.
Love Locks
2019
NRWhen a bridge containing thousands of love locks is in danger of collapsing, Alice a young gay council worker, is forced by her homophobic boss to find the keys to each lock. This sends Alice on a wild adventure into the past life of George, a wise old man who just might be able to help her.
Love Locks
2019
NRWhen a bridge containing thousands of love locks is in danger of collapsing, Alice a young gay council worker, is forced by her homophobic boss to find the keys to each lock. This sends Alice on a wild adventure into the past life of George, a wise old man who just might be able to help her.
Love Locks
2019
NRHopeless romantic Lacki flies halfway around the world from Slovakia to Australia for a Tinder date with a woman who doesn't remember chatting with him. When his romantic grand gesture goes disastrously wrong, he wanders the streets of Melbourne, discovering that sometimes getting lost is the only way to find yourself.
Lucky Lacki
2025
NRHopeless romantic Lacki flies halfway around the world from Slovakia to Australia for a Tinder date with a woman who doesn't remember chatting with him. When his romantic grand gesture goes disastrously wrong, he wanders the streets of Melbourne, discovering that sometimes getting lost is the only way to find yourself.
Lucky Lacki
2025
NRHopeless romantic Lacki finds himself lost in Sydney, Australia after missing his connecting flight. Desperate for money to book another plane home to Slovakia, Lacki falls in with the wrong crowd, coming close to love and death in the harbour city.
Lucky Lacki 2
2026
NRHopeless romantic Lacki finds himself lost in Sydney, Australia after missing his connecting flight. Desperate for money to book another plane home to Slovakia, Lacki falls in with the wrong crowd, coming close to love and death in the harbour city.
Lucky Lacki 2
2026
NRA psychologist struggling to hold the weight of his clients emotional struggles, tries to find a way to release his stress by exploring the complexities of humans through a series of intimate interactions, centred on a search for kindness.
Leftovers
2026
NRA psychologist struggling to hold the weight of his clients emotional struggles, tries to find a way to release his stress by exploring the complexities of humans through a series of intimate interactions, centred on a search for kindness.
Leftovers
2026
