Aaron Brookner (born December 22, 1981) is an American film director and scriptwriter. His debut feature film was The Silver Goat (2011), the first feature film made for iPad exhibition.[1] He produced the restoration of cult classic Burroughs, directed by Howard Brookner, which was re-released by The Criterion Collection.[2] His film Uncle Howard was selected as part of the US Documentary Competition at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.[3]
He shot his first long feature in 11 days with a microbudget and cast and crew as investors alongside Pinball London Ltd, the production company in London responsible for the film. The film was finished in April 2012 and released exclusively for iPad as the first film to be done exclusively for this platform.[5] It was the 1st film released as an app in the UK, Europe and Latin America. The launch happened in London, UK, on May 10, 2012 on board of a routemaster bus. It was the 1st ever iPad premiere on the move.
The Silver Goat has been downloaded in 22 countries to date, reaching #15 of the top 50 entertainment apps in the UK, and #13 in Czech Republic.[1]
Burroughs: The Movieedit
In 2014 Brookner re-released Howard Brookner'sBurroughs about Beat icon William S. Burroughs, following a long search to find a print of the film.[6] In September 2015 The Criterion Collection announced that they would release the film on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time, arriving as part of their December 2015 slate.[2]
Simultaneously the film tells Howard Brookner’s story from his early filmmaking career at NYU, through his three completed features and up until his death in 1989. The film features contributions from numerous colleagues and friends of Howard’s and is executive produced by Jim Jarmusch.[7]
On 2 December 2015, the Sundance Film Festival announced the film as part of the US Documentary Competition category at the 2016 festival.[3]
Awardsedit
NewNowNext MTV award for The John's Shake it
Audience Award Rochester Film festival for The Black Cowboys[8]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Unpacking The Silver Goat: An Interview with Aaron Brookner". Film International. November 21, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
^ ab. Indiewire. September 16, 2015. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
^ ab"Sundance Announces Competition and NEXT Lineups, Featuring Returning Favorites and a Secret Director". Indiewire. December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
^"William Burroughs Documentary: Howard Brookner's Movie Re-Released After Decades Out Of Print". The Huffington Post. December 1, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
^"Pinball London Produces First Feature Film to Debut on iPad". Publishing Perspectives. June 25, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
^. Indiewire. April 29, 1989. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
^"Jim Jarmusch joins Smash the Control Machine". Cineuropa. 2013-02-13. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
^"Short tales told on shoestrings". May 05, 2004Rochester City Newspaper. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
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Silver Goat 2011 the first feature film made for iPad exhibition 1 He produced the restoration of cult classic Burroughs directed by Howard Brookner which was re released by The Criterion Collection 2 His film Uncle Howard was selected as part of the US Documentary Competition at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival 3 Contents 1 Early life and career 1 1 The Silver Goat 1 2 Burroughs The Movie 1 3 Uncle Howard 2 Awards 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and career editBorn in New York City s Greenwich Village he studied film at the prestigious Vassar College His uncle the late Howard Brookner directed Bloodhounds of Broadway with Madonna and Matt Dillon Visiting the set of that film was one of Aaron s early life memories and inspiration to become a filmmaker 4 Among his early work in filmmaking he assisted the production of Jim Jarmusch s Coffee and Cigarettes and Personal Velocity by Rebecca Miller 1 Before doing fiction films he worked as a director of music videos such as Shake it for the band The Johns I m In Love With Your Knees a collaboration between the singer songwriter Austin Thomas legendary guitarist Lenny Kaye of Patti Smith s band and acclaimed American novelist Nick Tosches He was the director and cinematographer on a long feature documentary about Budd Schulberg the legendary Hollywood writer The Silver Goat edit He shot his first long feature in 11 days with a microbudget and cast and crew as investors alongside Pinball London Ltd the production company in London responsible for the film The film was finished in April 2012 and released exclusively for iPad as the first film to be done exclusively for this platform 5 It was the 1st film released as an app in the UK Europe and Latin America The launch happened in London UK on May 10 2012 on board of a routemaster bus It was the 1st ever iPad premiere on the move The Silver Goat has been downloaded in 22 countries to date reaching 15 of the top 50 entertainment apps in the UK and 13 in Czech Republic 1 Burroughs The Movie edit In 2014 Brookner re released Howard Brookner s Burroughs about Beat icon William S Burroughs following a long search to find a print of the film 6 In September 2015 The Criterion Collection announced that they would release the film on Blu ray and DVD for the first time arriving as part of their December 2015 slate 2 Uncle Howard edit Uncle Howard is a feature documentary by Aaron Brookner The documentary follows Aaron s search for and restoration of Howard Brookner s archives including Burroughs and Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars Simultaneously the film tells Howard Brookner s story from his early filmmaking career at NYU through his three completed features and up until his death in 1989 The film features contributions from numerous colleagues and friends of Howard s and is executive produced by Jim Jarmusch 7 On 2 December 2015 the Sundance Film Festival announced the film as part of the US Documentary Competition category at the 2016 festival 3 Awards editNewNowNext MTV award for The John s Shake it Audience Award Rochester Film festival for The Black Cowboys 8 References edit a b c Unpacking The Silver Goat An Interview with Aaron Brookner Film International November 21 2012 Retrieved November 18 2013 a b Criterion Brings Harold Lloyd William S Burroughs Takashi Murakami To The Collection In December Indiewire September 16 2015 Archived from the original on December 8 2015 Retrieved December 2 2015 a b Sundance Announces Competition and NEXT Lineups Featuring Returning Favorites and a Secret Director Indiewire December 2 2015 Retrieved December 2 2015 William Burroughs Documentary Howard Brookner s Movie Re Released After Decades Out Of Print The Huffington Post December 1 2012 Retrieved November 20 2013 Pinball London Produces First Feature Film to Debut on iPad Publishing Perspectives June 25 2012 Retrieved November 18 2013 Lost William S Burroughs Doc Resurfaces Seeks Funders Indiewire April 29 1989 Archived from the original on May 25 2013 Retrieved November 18 2013 Jim Jarmusch joins Smash the Control Machine Cineuropa 2013 02 13 Retrieved November 18 2013 Short tales told on shoestrings May 05 2004Rochester City Newspaper Retrieved November 18 2013 External links editAaron Brookner at IMDb http www aaronbrookner com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aaron Brookner amp oldid 1221753498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
