Director Biography
Aaron Goffman wears many hats: writer, director, editor, property master, art director, and production designer. And he’s been self-taught at almost every step of his career.
Goffman’s career officially started as a photo-assistant for big-name advertising photographers (James Wood; Mark Coppos; Herb Ritts), many of whom went on to become commercial directors. That was Goffman’s introduction to the film business.
As a property master, Goffman’s credits include, Commercials: Pepsi; Apple; McDonalds; ESPN X-Games; Nike; and Mercedes Benz. Music Videos: Billy Idol’s “L.A. Woman”, directed by David Fincher; The Beatles’ “Free As A Bird” directed by Joe Pytka. Television Shows: Freeform’s Grown-ish and Twisted; Showtime’s Dexter; Netflix’s Monsters; ABC’s FlashForward; HBO Max’s Minx; Hulu’s Dollface and Reasonable Doubt; NBC’s A.P. Bio. Feature Films: Ana Lily Amirpour's The Bad Batch; Michael Tiddes’ 50 Shades of Black; Mike Hall’s Lockdown 2025; Dianne Houston’s documentary Michael Jackson: Searching For Neverland; Adam Robitel’s Insidious: The Last Key; Michael Chaves’s The Curse of La Llorona; and more.
Goffman’s production design credits include: Steve Winwood’s “Spy In The House Of Love”; Baby Face’s “I Care About You”; and Aaliyah’s “Anastasia” (directed by Mark Gerard); Garbage’s “Stupid Girl” and “Only Happy When It Rains” (directed by Sam Bayer); Nelly Furtado’s “Powerless (Say What You Want)” (directed by Bryan Barber); and Barry Adamson’s “Black Amour” (directed by Floria Sigismondi).
As a writer and director, Goffman’s credits include Leonard Cohen’s “Dance Me To The End of Love”, co-written with Quentin Tarantino (who stars in the video); The Young Dubliners’ “Blink”, and more.
In 2024, Goffman wrote, directed, and edited the short film/proof of concept “Darcine’s Day,” which received the 2025 SAG/AFTRA Foundation’s Excellence In Filmmaking Award, and went on to win 36 more awards including: Best Drama, Best Short Film, Best Writing and Best Director.
Goffman is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, The Property Masters Guild, and I.A.T.S.E. Local 44.
Goffman is currently developing Darcine’s Day into a feature film.
