Aaron Schimberg

Aaron Schimberg is an American filmmaker best known for the 2018 film Chained for Life and the 2024 film A Different Man.[1][2]

Aaron Schimberg
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter

Career

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]

A Different Man, Schimberg's third feature starring Sebastian Stan 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]

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

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Florida Film Festival Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature Chained for Life Won [5]
New Hampshire Film Festival Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature Won [5]
Knoxville Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Film Won [5]
New Orleans Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Won [5]
Champs-Élysées Film Festival Best American Feature Film Nominated [6]
Method Fest Independent Film Festival Best Director Feature Film Nominated [7]
Best Feature Film Won [7]
2024 Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear A Different Man Nominated [8]
Palm Springs International Film Festival Top 10 Directors to Watch Won[lower-alpha 1] [4]

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

References
  1. Erbland, Kate. "'Chained for Life': Kino Lorber Picks Up Offbeat Hollywood Dramedy Starring 'Under the Skin' Breakout". Indiewire. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. Grobar, Matt. "Cinetic Media Signs 'A Different Man' Filmmaker Aaron Schimberg, Producer Vanessa McDonnell". Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. Toro, Gabe. "Review: 'Go Down Death' A Unique, Strange & Unforgettable Directorial Debut". Indiewire. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. "Variety's 10 Directors to Watch 2024". Palm Springs International Film Society. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  5. "Chained for Life". Mayfair Theatre. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. "Chained for Life". Champs-Élysées Film Festival. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  7. "Nominees and Winners 2019 & 2020". The Method Fest. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  8. Bell, Nicholas. "A Different Man 2024 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review". Ion Cinema. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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