Aron Gaudet is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. He is best known for '' The Way We Get By'' (2009), ''

Beneath the Harvest Sky ''Beneath the Harvest Sky'' (previously known as ''Blue Potato'') is a 2013 indie American drama film directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly. The film stars Emory Cohen, Callan McAuliffe, Sarah Sutherland, Timothy Simons, W. Earl Brown and ...

'' (2013), and ''

Queenpins ''Queenpins'' is a 2021 American comedy film written and directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly. It stars Kristen Bell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Paul Walter Hauser, Bebe Rexha, and Vince Vaughn. Ben Stiller serves as an executive producer und ...

'' (2021). He writes and directs with his wife and film partner,

Gita Pullapilly Gita Pullapilly is a Hollywood film and television director, screenwriter, producer, and author. She writes and directs with her husband and film partner, Aron Gaudet under their banner, "Team A + G, Inc." Life and career Gita Pullapilly co-w ...

, under their banner, "Team A + G, Inc."

Biography

Gaudet was born and raised in

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. He was educated at the

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and the

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. Prior to working in the film industry, he worked in television news in Bangor, Maine, Burlington, Vermont, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Boston, Massachusetts. In Boston, he worked for

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(NESN) covering the Red Sox and the Bruins. He is a member of the

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and the

Directors Guild of America The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild that represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad. Founded as the Screen Directors Guild in 1936, the group merge ...

. Gaudet began his film career in 2007 co-directing an episode titled ''India:'' ''A New Life'' for the documentary series Frontline/World which aired on June 21, 2007, that year he was selected as a WGBH Filmmaker in Residence for ''The Way We Get By''. In 2009, Gaudet released ''The Way We Get By,'' about three senior citizens in Maine who greet American troops returning from

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and

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at the Bangor Airport. His mother, Joan Gaudet, is featured in the film. In 2012, Gaudet co-created and co-executive produced the national U.S.

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program ''Lifecasters'', which world premiered at the

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, he also directed ''The Gambling Man'', a 20-minute documentary short film for the ''Lifecasters'' series. In 2015, Gaudet was awarded the Guggenheim fellowship for his work as a filmmaker and in 2014, he was selected as one of Variety's "10 Directors To Watch" for his narrative feature directorial debut, ''Beneath the Harvest Sky''. During that time, he co-wrote a screenplay for ''Crook County'', a true story of the 1980s FBI investigation in Chicago called Operation Greylord; the screenplay was selected for the 2015

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of top unproduced screenplays. In 2018, Gaudet was selected for the ''Ryan Murphy Half Initiative'' for Directing for Television. He shadow directed on the season finale episode of ‘American Horror Story.’ In 2019, Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly created the India-US Film Initiative, a program designed to champion and foster Indian filmmakers in Hollywood and US filmmakers in Bollywood. Gaudet co-wrote the screenplay, ''Queenpins'', with Gita Pullapilly, which they co-directed in 2020. ''Queenpins'' is a dark comedy starring

Kristen Bell Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress. Beginning her acting career by starring in stage productions while attending the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, she made her Broadway stage debut as Becky That ...

and

Vince Vaughn Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American actor. Vaughn began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles before attaining wider recognition with the 1996 comedy-drama film '' Swingers''. He has appeared in ...

, inspired by the true story of the largest counterfeit coupon caper in history. In 2022, they directed their film, "David Armstrong," that 101 Studios produced with

Jeremy Renner Jeremy Lee Renner (born January 7, 1971) is an American actor and musician. He began his career by appearing in independent films such as '' Dahmer'' (2002) and ''Neo Ned'' (2005), then supporting roles in bigger films, such as ''S.W.A.T.'' (2 ...

Filmography

Personal life

Gaudet is married to

, the American screenwriter, film director, and producer. They write and direct under the banner, Team A + G, Inc. production company. In 2022, they published their first book together, Inspiration To Get You Through A F*cked Up Year.

References

External links

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