His career includes stints as a synopsis writer for Netflix and as a story editor for the MTV series Made.
[2] In 1998 Matheny developed a plan with three friends to shoot a movie about three under-appreciated losers from Chicago who quit their jobs, move to Paris, and become street musicians.
"[3] Matheny moved to New York in 2004 and enrolled at NYU Tisch School of the Arts as a graduate student in the film program.
[2] In its review of Earano, New York Magazine wrote: "One of our favorites of recent years comes in the form of Earano, a charming and hilarious short film directed by and starring Luke Matheny, in which our lead hero has not a giant proboscis but two giant ears, and longs for a beautiful librarian (Emily Young), who has eyes for a hunky Ukrainian janitor.
For his thesis project at NYU, Matheny wrote, directed and starred in the Academy Award-winning film, God of Love.
[6] Matheny funded God of Love with a combination of student loans, his savings and some production grants, and shot the film in 10 days.
[17] The Los Angeles Times reported it was "safe to say he was out of his comfort zone during the star-studded event," and noted that Matheny admitted he was "standing behind Robert Downey Jr., trying to get on TV.
The young filmmaker's enthusiasm was infectious, and even the Hollywood elite applauded when Matheny thanked his mother ..."[10] Matheny's first feature film writing credit, A Birder's Guide to Everything, a coming-of-age comedy that was co-written with Rob Meyer, was released by Focus World and Screen Media on March 21, 2014.
[2] Matheny's feature film directorial debut, Lovesick (2014), a romantic comedy starring Matt LeBlanc, was released in theaters and on demand in 2015.