Aaron Schneider
Aaron Schneider is an American filmmaker and cinematographer.
His short film Two Soldiers won the Academy Award for Best Live Action [Short Film]. He won an Independent Spirit Award for his feature film debut, Get Low.
Early life
Schneider was born in 1965 in Springfield, Illinois, and raised in Mossville, Illinois. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California. He is of Jewish background, and his father Delwin Schneider was a Korean War veteran.Career
His cinematography work includes the TV series Murder One and the pilot episode of the series Supernatural, as well as the films Kiss the Girls and Simon Birch. He was also the second unit director of photography for Titanic and second unit director for Final Destination 5.In 2004, he won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for the live action short film Two Soldiers. The 40-minute short was based on a short story written by William Faulkner.
Schneider's first feature film, Get Low, drew positive reviews when it premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, and was subsequently purchased for distribution by Sony Pictures Classics. The film was released in the US on July 30, 2010. It stars Robert Duvall in a much-lauded performance, in addition to Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray, and Lucas Black. It earned Schneider the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature.
In 2020, after a decade hiatus from features, Schneider directed Greyhound, a World War II drama centered on the Battle of the Atlantic and starring Tom Hanks.
Filmography
Cinematographer
Film| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1990 | Dead Girls | Dennis Devine | With Regge Bulman |
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls | Gary Fleder | |
| 1998 | Simon Birch | Mark Steven Johnson |
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 2006 | Believe | Ray Roderick Savage Steve Holland Brent Young | |
| 2024 | Little Kidnappers | Cristine Ackel | With John B. Aronson |
TV series
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1995-1996 | Murder One | Charles Haid Michael Fresco Joe Ann Fogle Nancy Savoca Jim Charleston Donna Deitch Elodie Keene | 10 episodes |
| 1997 | C-16: FBI | Michael M. Robin | Episode "Pilot" |
| 1998 | Buddy Faro | Charles Haid | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2001 | The Agency | Alex Zakrzewski Mikael Salomon | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | The D.A. | Michael M. Robin | Episode "The People vs. Sergius Kovinsky" |
| 2004 | Beck and Call | Craig Zisk | TV short |
| 2005 | Supernatural | David Nutter | Episode "Pilot" |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director |
| 1999 | Brookfield | Arvin Brown |
| 2002 | Miss Miami | Stephen Surjik |
| 2006 | Drift | Paul W. S. Anderson |
| 2009 | Captain Cook's Extraordinary Atlas | Thomas Schlamme |
Director
Short filmTwo SoldiersFeature filmGet Low Greyhound
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2000 | Popular | Episode "Are You There God? It's Me, Ann-Margret" |