Aaron Katz (filmmaker)

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Aaron Katz
Born (1981-10-29) October 29, 1981 (age 42)
Occupation(s)
film editor
Years active2006–present

Aaron Katz (born October 29, 1981) is an American independent

filmmaker from Portland, Oregon.[1]

Early life

Aaron began his artistic career while attending Pacific Crest Community School in Portland from 1994 to 2000. He experimented with a super 8mm camera, creating a number of short films.

He pursued filmmaking further at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he met future collaborators Brendan McFadden, Marc Ripper, Andrew Reed, Chad Hartigan. He directed a number of short films on both digital video and 16mm film.

Career

Katz's breakthrough came in 2006 when his first feature

New York Sun
.

Katz quickly followed it in 2007 with

2007 Independent Spirit Awards
, given to the best film produced for under $500,000, for Quiet City.

Katz's third feature,

London Film Festival, among others. Released theatrically by IFC Films and dubbed by Indiewire as "2011's first great American indie," the genre-bending mystery garnered widespread praise from critics, including Roger Ebert[3] and Manohla Dargis,[4]
and ranked on several lists among the best films of the year.

Katz went on to co-write, co-direct, and edit the widely acclaimed Iceland-set buddy comedy

Locarno International Film Festival, and BFI London Film Festival
. The film won the 2015 Independent Spirit Cassavetes Award and AARP's "Best Buddy Picture" Award, and was named on several "Top 10 Films of 2014" lists including Grantland, SF Weekly, and Nashville Scene.

In 2017, Katz directed Gemini, starring Lola Kirke, Zoë Kravitz, John Cho, Greta Lee and Ricki Lake.[6] It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 12, 2017.[7] It was later acquired by Neon for distribution.[8]

Katz counts The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Seinfeld among his favorite shows as a teenager in the 1990s.[9]

Filmography

Feature films as writer and director

References

  1. ^ "'Land Ho!' interview: Portland-raised Aaron Katz talks about his charming new buddy film". The Oregonian. August 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Quiet City (2007) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com.
  3. ^ "Review: Cold Weather". Roger Ebert. Mar 10, 2011.
  4. ^ "Review: Cold Weather". New York Times. Feb 3, 2011.
  5. ^ "Sundance: Sony Classics Acquires Road Trip Comedy 'Land Ho!'". Deadline Hollywood. Jan 22, 2014.
  6. ^ McNary, Dave (June 9, 2016). "Lola Kirke, Zoe Kravitz, John Cho to Star in Thriller 'Gemini'". Variety. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "Gemini". South by Southwest. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  8. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 16, 2017). "Neon Picks Up 'Gemini' Starring Zoe Kravitz, John Cho & Lola Kirke – SXSW". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  9. ^ "Against Binge-Watching". Talkhouse.

External links

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