Julian Felix Aaronson Resume
EDUCATION
New York University (NYU), New York, NY, Tisch School of the Arts
Expected Graduation May 2027 | GPA: 3.7
BFA: Film and Television Production
Minor: The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Technology
Awards: Dean's List, Sight and Sound Film Festival Official Selection, Tony Hawkans Award
NYU London, London, UK
Aug. - Dec. 2025
Coursework in: Advanced Screenwriting
Live reading at The Bush with Royal Academy of Dramatic Art students
EXPERIENCE
NYU, New York, NY
Technician Assistant
Sep. 2023 - Present
- Communicate with students to diagnose broken film/animation equipment
- Process and sort new inventory
Nitwit Entertainment, New York, NY
Founder
Jul. 2020 - Present
- Manage contracts, financing, and hiring processes for narrative films
- Develop pitch decks and grant proposals to secure funding for projects totaling over $18,000
NYU First Screenplay Competition, New York, NY
Co-Founder & President
Oct 2025 - Present
- Communicate with alumni, current students, and the Head of Screenwriting to launch NYU’s first screenwriting festival
- Filling a gap in the university’s creative representation
Victorious Foundation, The Bubble, Vorhees, NJ
Social Media Director
Jul. 2025
- Live edited highlight reels and photos for annual basketball tournament that raised over $10,000
deadCenter Film Festival (Oscar Qualifying), Oklahoma City, OK
Programmer
Feb. 2023 - May 2023
- Evaluated submissions with fellow judges to determine the recipient of Best Junior Film award
Fanology Social, Los Angeles, California
Marketing Intern
Jul. 2022 - Oct. 2023
- Coordinated with a cohort of Gen Z creators to bring a fresh perspective to marketing focused on self-love
FILMMAKING PORTFOLIO (films linked indicated with underline)
(Horror) Post Production
Producer, Director, Writer
An underdeveloped boy, pushed by his desperation to fit in, activates his transformation into adulthood through a gruesome extreme.
Awards/Selections: 2024 Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest Finalist
2024 Coverfly Redlist #6 Horror Short
“there are bodies around me, doing things” (Experimental) 2025
Director, Actor
A man gets his head shaved as dancers dance around him.
Awards/Selections: 2025 NYU Sight and Sound Film Festival Official Selection
Charlie’s Showroom (Disturbing) 2024
Director
A casting director's strange ritual goes wrong.
Bruno’s Day Out (Horror) 2024
Director
A dog goes on a walk with a strange dog walker.
(Music Video) 2024
Writer/Director/Editor/DP
Experimental music video shot for Morgan Swihart.
(Drama/Comedy) 2024
Writer/Director/Editor
A college film student must make the perfect student film or fall behind his pretentious peers at his university.
Chang Does A Kickflip (Experimental) 2024
Writer/Director/Editor/DP
Nic Chang Does a Kickflip.
untitled.53.seconds (Experimental) 2024
Writer/Director/Editor/DP
A houseparty where bored individuals party hard.
(Disturbing/Horror) 2024
Writer/Director/Editor/DP
A neurotic pianist’s hands start cramping during his practice session and he must crack all of his knuckles before
he can continue practicing.
(Drama/Experimental) 2023
Writer/Director/Editor/DP
A teen comes to terms with his sexuality through different smells.
Awards/Selections: 2023 San Diego Film Festival Best Student Film
2023 Seattle International Film Festival Official Selection
2023 San Francisco International Film Festival Official Selection
2023 Austin Film Festival Official Selection
2023 National Film Festival For Talented Youth Audience Choice, Best Narrative Nominee
2023 British International Film Festival Diamond Award, Best Editing, Five-Star Rating
2023 Dead Center Film Festival Best Oklahoma Film
2023 YoungArts Honorable Mention in Film $250 prize
2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Silver Key
2023 New York University Welcome Week Film Festival Best Story
(Experimental) 2022
Co-writer/Director/Editor/DP
The moments in love that would never be put on screen.
Awards/Selections: 2023 Phantoscope High School Film Festiva Best Film $1,000 prize
2022 All American Film Festival Official Selection
2022 Dead Center Film Festival Official Selection
(Experimental) 2022
Writer/Director/Editor/DP
A flustered counselor voices what needs to be voiced. A trapped woman is tormented by her thoughts. A
tearless writer lets it all out.
Awards/Selections: 2022 All American Film Festival Best Experimental Nominee