Directing
Raphael Aherne
Place of birth
Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Known for
Directing
Credits
5 titles
Born in Bray, Co. Wicklow, Raphael Aherne has been working in animation and live action film since childhood. His work blends his studies of literature and philosophy with the aesthetics of genre cinema. His work is influenced equally by his Irish upbringing and by international cinema, particularly the work of Park Chan Wook, Brian de Palma, Michael Mann, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Kleber Mendonça Filho.
Known for
8.0Overworked. Underpaid. Tyrone's secret side hustle of selling discounted products from his boss's thrift shop may help him get back on his feet after an injury, but it's all about to come crashing down (literally)
Pay Day
2025
8.0Two friends burying a box in the woods unearth a bitter, unresolved conflict.
Friends to the End
2024
NRA man attempts to appease his mysterious kidnapper who showers him with suffocating, distorted affection.
Nesting
2026
5.0A 90 minute static shot of a clock as it counts down the time until 1am, the time of the filmmaker’s birth.
1
2026
Film credits
Behind the camera
8.0Overworked. Underpaid. Tyrone's secret side hustle of selling discounted products from his boss's thrift shop may help him get back on his feet after an injury, but it's all about to come crashing down (literally)
Pay Day
2025
8.0Two friends burying a box in the woods unearth a bitter, unresolved conflict.
Friends to the End
2024
NRA man attempts to appease his mysterious kidnapper who showers him with suffocating, distorted affection.
Nesting
2026
5.0A 90 minute static shot of a clock as it counts down the time until 1am, the time of the filmmaker’s birth.
1
2026