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Aaron Schimberg

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Aaron Schimberg is an American filmmaker best known for the 2019 film Chained for Life and the 2024 film A Different Man.[1][2]

Career

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Schimberg's debut feature, Go Down Death, was the closing film of the 2013 Fantasia Film Festival.[3] His next film, Chained for Life, premiered at the 2018 BAMcinemaFest and was released theatrically by Kino Lorber the following year.[1]

Schimberg's third feature A Different Man, starring Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson and distributed by A24, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.[2] He was named one of the top ten new directors to watch by Variety at that year's Palm Springs International Film Festival.[4]

Personal life

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Schimberg was born with a cleft palate and cites it as the reason he gravitates towards narratives that focus on characters with facial disfigurement, that reflections on a person's face and how the world sees them is his way of writing about his own experience.[5]

Schimberg is married to Vanessa McDonnell, who also works as a producer on his films.[6]

Filmography

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Year Title Ref.
2013 Go Down Death [3]
2018 Chained for Life [1]
2024 A Different Man [2]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Florida Film Festival Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature Chained for Life Won [7]
New Hampshire Film Festival Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature Won [7]
Knoxville Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Film Won [7]
New Orleans Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Won [7]
Champs-Élysées Film Festival Best American Feature Film Nominated [8]
Method Fest Independent Film Festival Best Director Feature Film Nominated [9]
Best Feature Film Won [9]
2024 Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear A Different Man Nominated [10]
Palm Springs International Film Festival Top 10 Directors to Watch Won[a] [4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Recognized alongside Blitz Bazawule, Ilker Çatak, Sophie Dupuis, Cord Jefferson, Titus Kaphar, Anna Kendrick, Kobi Libii, Ena Sendijarevic, and Eva Trobisch.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Erbland, Kate (11 July 2019). "'Chained for Life': Kino Lorber Picks Up Offbeat Hollywood Dramedy Starring 'Under the Skin' Breakout". Indiewire. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Grobar, Matt. "Cinetic Media Signs 'A Different Man' Filmmaker Aaron Schimberg, Producer Vanessa McDonnell". Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b Toro, Gabe (31 July 2014). "Review: 'Go Down Death' A Unique, Strange & Unforgettable Directorial Debut". Indiewire. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Variety's 10 Directors to Watch 2024". Palm Springs International Film Society. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  5. ^ https://www.lecinemaclub.com/journal/qa-with-aaron-schimberg/
  6. ^ MacFarlane, Steve (November 21, 2013). "Aaron Schimberg". Bomb. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d "Chained for Life". Mayfair Theatre. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Chained for Life". Champs-Élysées Film Festival. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Nominees and Winners 2019 & 2020". The Method Fest. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  10. ^ Bell, Nicholas (16 February 2024). "A Different Man 2024 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review". Ion Cinema. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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