Aidan Cronin
Writer/Director
Aidan Cronin
Writer/Director
Experimental Narrative Filmmaker
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Aidan Cronin (B.1998) is a Brooklyn based Director/DP. His work explores the human condition through an experimental narrative lens.
Aidan’s written & Directed work examines the cyclical banality that accompanies our continued existence.
His cinematography experiments with repurposing antiquated film cameras, camcorders, and lenses to achieve impressionistic and nostalgic imagery.
His work has screened at such festivals as, Atlanta Film Festival, Athens International Film + Video Festival, Chicago Underground Film Festival & Palm Springs ShortFest.
He has won such recognitions as Best in Show at Onion City Experimental Film Festival, Best Experimental at AIFVF, the Audience Choice Award at Brooklyn Film Festival, and Best Drama at Yale Student Film Festival.
Filmography
  • Director (6 Credits)
    Macaroni Serenade
    Short, Student
    There is a Hole in the Ground
    Experimental, Short, Student
    Concrete Garden 2023
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
    I Don't Fight the Dark as Well as I Used To 2023
    Experimental, Short, Student
    Chicken 4/05/202020
    Documentary, Experimental, Student
    Till The End Of Time 2020
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Producer (4 Credits)
    Macaroni Serenade
    Short, Student
    There is a Hole in the Ground
    Experimental, Short, Student
    I Don't Fight the Dark as Well as I Used To 2023
    Experimental, Short, Student
    Till The End Of Time 2020
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Writer (4 Credits)
    Macaroni Serenade
    Short, Student
    There is a Hole in the Ground
    Experimental, Short, Student
    I Don't Fight the Dark as Well as I Used To 2023
    Experimental, Short, Student
    Till The End Of Time 2020
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Acting (2 Credits)
    Macaroni Serenade
    Short, Student
    Chicken 4/05/202020
    Documentary, Experimental, Student
  • Editor (1 Credit)
    Macaroni Serenade
    Short, Student
  • Sound (1 Credit)
    Macaroni Serenade
    Short, Student
  • Director of Photography (1 Credit)
    Macaroni Serenade
    Short, Student
19 Awards & Selections
Award for Creative Use of Film Photography
I Don't Fight the Dark as Well as I Used To
Charlotte Film Festival
Charlotte, North Carolina
2023
Official Selection
There is a Hole in the Ground
Film Night on Fulton
Brooklyn, NY
2023
Official Selection
There is a Hole in the Ground
Orlando International Film Festival
Orlando, FL
2023
Official Selection
There is a Hole in the Ground
Moviate Underground Film Festival
Harrisburg, PA
2023
Official Selection
There is a Hole in the Ground
Concordia Film Festival
Montreal
2023
Official Selection + Best Experimental Film
There is a Hole in the Ground
Burlington County Short Film Festival
Eastampton, NJ
2023
Official Selection + Best Cinematography
There is a Hole in the Ground
Ithaca Short Film Festival
Ithaca, Ny
2023
Official Selection
There is a Hole in the Ground
Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival
Fort Myers, FL
2023
Official Selection
There is a Hole in the Ground
Deep Focus Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
2022
Official Selection
There is a Hole in the Ground
Centrally Isolated Film Festival
Ithaca, NY
2022
Official Selection Oscar Qualifying Section
There is a Hole in the Ground
Athens International Film & Video Festival
Athens, Ohio
2022
Official Selection
I Don't Fight the Dark as Well as I Used To
24 Festival Internacional de Escuelas de Cine - Uruguay
Montevideo, Uruguay
Best Fiction Film
I Don't Fight the Dark as Well as I Used To
Student Cuts Film Festival
Ljutomer, Slovenia
Official Selection
I Don't Fight the Dark as Well as I Used To
Capital City Film Festival
Lansing, Michigan
Semi-Finalist
I Don't Fight the Dark as Well as I Used To
Miami Short Film Festival
Miami, Florida
Semi-Finalist
I Don't Fight the Dark as Well as I Used To
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Providence, RI
Official Selection & Honorable Mention for Best Undergrad Drama
I Don't Fight the Dark as Well as I Used To
Ivy Film Festival
Providence, RI
Honorable Mention
There is a Hole in the Ground
24fps International Short Film Festival
Abilene, Texas
Honorable Mention
There is a Hole in the Ground
Black Bird Film Festival
Cortland, NY
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Education
College
Ithaca College
Cinema & photography
2017 – 2021
Personal Details
Birth Date
May 17, 1998
Current City
Brooklyn
Experimental Narrative Filmmaker
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