Aron Gaudet
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Filmmaker Aron Gaudet made his feature directorial debut with the award-winning documentary
, The Way We Get By -- a story about three senior citizens finding purpose in their life. The film had its world premiere at the South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) and won the Special Jury Award. The Way We Get By has won 16 festival awards to date, including the Audience Award at the Full Frame Film Festival, the Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Film Award at the Cleveland International Film Festival, and Best Documentary at the Atlanta, Little Rock, Phoenix, Naples and Newport International Film Festival.
The Way We Get By was released theatrically in July 2009, playing in over 60 cities across the U.S. The Way We Get By aired on the critically acclaimed PBS
series, POV in November 2009 and will have an encore broadcast on August 3, 2010. Recently, AARP's "Movies For Grownups" Awards honored The Way We Get By as "Best Documentary" of 2009.
One of the three individuals that The Way We Get By focused on was Joan Gaudet, Aron's mother.
Aron was chosen as a 2007-08 WGBH
Filmmaker in Residence. In August 2006, Aron attended the Sundance Producers Conference at the Sundance
Institute with film producer Gita Pullapilly (Producer of The Way We Get By, and Aron's fiancee as of October 2009). Aron was the director for "India: A New Life", a short film he did for PBS
's Frontline World. It dealt with homeless children in India and those trying to help them. In 2008, Aron won three Telly Awards for this film.
Aron has won numerous awards in television including a total of 8 Telly Awards, 2 regional Emmy nominations, 2 Vermont Association of Broadcasters awards, and a Michigan Association of Broadcasters award. He has also received a number of grants for his projects including from the Independent Television Service (ITVS), the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
(CPB), POV, the MacArthur Foundation
, Fulbright, and Fledgling Fund. Aron is a member of Writers Guild of America
(WGA), International Documentary Association
(IDA), and the Independent Feature Project (IFP). He is a graduate of the New England School of Communications
.
Aron grew up in Maine
and currently lives in Brooklyn
, New York
.
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
, The Way We Get By -- a story about three senior citizens finding purpose in their life. The film had its world premiere at the South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) and won the Special Jury Award. The Way We Get By has won 16 festival awards to date, including the Audience Award at the Full Frame Film Festival, the Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Film Award at the Cleveland International Film Festival, and Best Documentary at the Atlanta, Little Rock, Phoenix, Naples and Newport International Film Festival.
The Way We Get By was released theatrically in July 2009, playing in over 60 cities across the U.S. The Way We Get By aired on the critically acclaimed PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
series, POV in November 2009 and will have an encore broadcast on August 3, 2010. Recently, AARP's "Movies For Grownups" Awards honored The Way We Get By as "Best Documentary" of 2009.
One of the three individuals that The Way We Get By focused on was Joan Gaudet, Aron's mother.
Aron was chosen as a 2007-08 WGBH
WGBH-TV
WGBH-TV, channel 2, is a non-commercial educational public television station located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. WGBH-TV is a member station of the Public Broadcasting Service , and produces more than two-thirds of PBS's national prime time television programming...
Filmmaker in Residence. In August 2006, Aron attended the Sundance Producers Conference at the Sundance
Sundance
Sundance Resort is a ski resort located northeast of Provo, Utah, spanning over on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos in Utah's Wasatch Range. Snow skiing began on the site in 1944...
Institute with film producer Gita Pullapilly (Producer of The Way We Get By, and Aron's fiancee as of October 2009). Aron was the director for "India: A New Life", a short film he did for PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
's Frontline World. It dealt with homeless children in India and those trying to help them. In 2008, Aron won three Telly Awards for this film.
Aron has won numerous awards in television including a total of 8 Telly Awards, 2 regional Emmy nominations, 2 Vermont Association of Broadcasters awards, and a Michigan Association of Broadcasters award. He has also received a number of grants for his projects including from the Independent Television Service (ITVS), the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a non-profit corporation created by an act of the United States Congress, funded by the United States’ federal government to promote public broadcasting...
(CPB), POV, the MacArthur Foundation
MacArthur Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in the United States. Based in Chicago but supporting non-profit organizations that work in 60 countries, MacArthur has awarded more than US$4 billion since its inception in 1978...
, Fulbright, and Fledgling Fund. Aron is a member of Writers Guild of America
Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi....
(WGA), International Documentary Association
International Documentary Association
International Documentary Association , founded in 1982, is a non-profit organization promoting documentary film, video and new media, to support the efforts of documentary filmmaking and video production makers around the world and to increase public appreciation and demand for the art of the...
(IDA), and the Independent Feature Project (IFP). He is a graduate of the New England School of Communications
New England School of Communications
New England School of Communications is a private, liberal arts college located in Bangor, Maine. The school focuses exclusively on undergraduate education in communications....
.
Aron grew up in Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
and currently lives in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.