Aaron Schneider

Aaron Schneider
Schneider at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
Born (1965-07-26) July 26, 1965 (age 59)
Mossville, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, cinematographer
Years active1990–present
Known forGreyhound

Aaron Schneider (born July 26, 1965)[1] is an American filmmaker and cinematographer.

His short film Two Soldiers (2003) won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. He won an Independent Spirit Award for his feature film debut, Get Low (2009).

Early life

Schneider was born in 1965 in Springfield, Illinois, and raised in Mossville, Illinois. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California.[2] He is of Jewish background, and his father Delwin Schneider was a Korean War veteran.[3]

Career

His cinematography work includes the TV series Murder One (for which he was nominated for a 1996 Emmy Award) and the pilot episode of the series Supernatural, as well as the films Kiss the Girls and Simon Birch. He was also the second unit director of photography for Titanic and second unit director for Final Destination 5.

In 2004, he won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for the live action short film Two Soldiers (shared with producer Andrew J. Sacks). The 40-minute short was based on a short story written by William Faulkner.

Schneider's first feature film, Get Low, drew positive reviews when it premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, and was subsequently purchased for distribution by Sony Pictures Classics.[4] The film was released in the US on July 30, 2010. It stars Robert Duvall in a much-lauded performance, in addition to Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray, and Lucas Black. It earned Schneider the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature.

In 2020, after a decade hiatus from features, Schneider directed Greyhound, a World War II drama centered on the Battle of the Atlantic and starring Tom Hanks.[5][6]

Filmography

Cinematographer

Film

Year Title Director Notes
1990 Dead Girls Dennis Devine With Regge Bulman
1997 Kiss the Girls Gary Fleder
1998 Simon Birch Mark Steven Johnson

Short film

Year Title Director Notes
2006 Believe Ray Roderick
Savage Steve Holland
Brent Young
2024 Little Kidnappers Cristine Ackel With John B. Aronson

TV series

Year Title Director Notes
1995-1996 Murder One Charles Haid
Michael Fresco
Joe Ann Fogle
Nancy Savoca
Jim Charleston
Donna Deitch
Elodie Keene 		10 episodes
1997 C-16: FBI Michael M. Robin Episode "Pilot" (Part 1 and 2)
1998 Buddy Faro Charles Haid Episode "Pilot"
2001 The Agency Alex Zakrzewski
Mikael Salomon 		2 episodes
2004 The D.A. Michael M. Robin Episode "The People vs. Sergius Kovinsky"
Beck and Call Craig Zisk TV short
2005 Supernatural David Nutter Episode "Pilot"

TV movies

Year Title Director
1999 Brookfield Arvin Brown
2002 Miss Miami Stephen Surjik
2006 Drift Paul W. S. Anderson
2009 Captain Cook's Extraordinary Atlas Thomas Schlamme

Director

Short film

Feature film

Television

Year Title Notes
2000 Popular Episode "Are You There God? It's Me, Ann-Margret"

References

  1. ^ "Aaron Schneider Movies". The Times of India. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Kung, Michelle (July 30, 2010). "'Get Low' Director Aaron Schneider on Working With Robert Duvall, Bill Murray" – via www.wsj.com.
  3. ^ "Jewz in the Newz".
  4. ^ "Get Low Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2017-02-10). "Sony Pictures In World Rights Deal For Tom Hanks WWII Drama 'Greyhound'". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  6. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 11, 2020). "Apple TV+ Sets July 10 Release For WWII Tom Hanks-Starrer 'Greyhound'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 11, 2020.