Aleks Kocev

Independent Spirit Award nominee Aaron Platt has made his mark as a director and cinematographer in commercials, music videos, and films for a plethora of artists and brands including Bono, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, MGMT, Fiat, Diane Von Furstenberg, Alexander Wang, H&M, and Mercedes Benz.

Platt was drawn to film and photography at a young age. As a film student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Platt excelled in the program as a director/cinematographer, showcasing his third student film, “The Cold Ones” at the Sundance Film Festival. This film also garnered him the Most Promising Filmmaker Award at the  Ann Arbor Film Festival.

Platt went on to show subsequent films at Sundance and Cannes among other festivals. He earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Cinematography for the film “Wild Tigers I Have Known”. Platt was later featured in SHOOT Magazine's "New Directors" series.