Aaron Hillis
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Film Culture & Consulting from the Inside. Festivals, Programming, Development, Acquisitions, Distribution, Marketing, Curatorial Recommendations and more!
Trouble Every Day (gifts & apparel)
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John Waters + Aaron Hillis (2025 interview)
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John Waters + Aaron Hillis (2025 interview)
Cucalorus Conversations · Episode
Letterboxd: "Fandor (Originals & Exclusives, 2022 - 2023)"
Letterboxd: "Fandor (Originals & Exclusives, 2022 - 2023)"
Artfully entertaining. Never just content. Stream beyond the mainstream. Every original or exclusive new premiere on the rebranded Fandor, Cineverse's indie discovery platform. All films curated by Aaron Hillis & Eric Rowe (2022 - 2023).
Best Music of 2025
"Year of the Bugbear"
"Year of the Bugbear"
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"Wild at Heart/Weird on Top"
"Wild at Heart/Weird on Top"
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"Shaggy Dogs Gather No Frowns"
"Shaggy Dogs Gather No Frowns"
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"y're instrumental"
"y're instrumental"
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"EXSANGUINATED EARS"
"EXSANGUINATED EARS"
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"Prove My B-Sides Wrong" (125 more!)
"Prove My B-Sides Wrong" (125 more!)
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Interviews & Articles
Dread Central (2024 feature): "Found Footage Directors Auction Off Their Duplex At Late-Night Screening"
Dread Central (2024 feature): "Found Footage Directors Auction Off Their Duplex At Late-Night Screening"
Found footage directors Rachel Kempf and Nick Toti auctioned off their duplex to the highest bidder at a late night screening.
MovieMaker Magazine (2020 podcast): "The Cucalorus Film Festival Wants to Watch Secret Movies With You"
MovieMaker Magazine (2020 podcast): "The Cucalorus Film Festival Wants to Watch Secret Movies With You"
the Cucalorus Film Festival found a way to connect with fans online through a series of deliriously odd, one-time-only live screenings.
The New Yorker (2016 feature): "Our Dated Model of Theatrical Release Is Hurting Independent Cinema"
The New Yorker (2016 feature): "Our Dated Model of Theatrical Release Is Hurting Independent Cinema"
Movies that are screened once or several times but for less than a continuous week are considered not to have been “released” at all.
Gothamist (2016 interview): "The Battle For New York City's Video Store Culture"
Gothamist (2016 interview): "The Battle For New York City's Video Store Culture"
We checked in with the few remaining video stores in NYC.
Brooklyn Magazine (2014 feature): "The 100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture"
Brooklyn Magazine (2014 feature): "The 100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture"
It might have taken the rest of the world a while to notice, but Brooklyn has long been a hotbed of culture. Dating back to the early 19th century, Kings County has been a center for theater and music (the Brooklyn Academy of Music had its start with a performance of Mozart and Verdi in...
Wired (2014 feature): "Not Dead Yet: How Some Video Stores Are Thriving in the Age of Netflix"
Wired (2014 feature): "Not Dead Yet: How Some Video Stores Are Thriving in the Age of Netflix"
Just because Blockbuster couldn't do it doesn't mean that there aren't some stores finding ways to not just survive in the age of Netflix, but thrive.
NPR / The Takeaway (2013 interview): "Fallen Giant Blockbuster Video to Close Last Remaining Stores"
NPR / The Takeaway (2013 interview): "Fallen Giant Blockbuster Video to Close Last Remaining Stores"
Blockbuster has announced that its last 300 stores are closing down early next year. Back in 2004, Blockbuster had more than 9,000 stores with 60,000 employees. Aaron Hillis once wore...
The New Yorker (2012 feature): "Ending the Run at ReRun"
The New Yorker (2012 feature): "Ending the Run at ReRun"
Dismaying news came in via e-mail this morning from Aaron Hillis, the programmer who made ReRun Gastropub Theatre one of the city’s crucial venues for …
IndieWire (2012 interview): "Movie Lovers We Love: Aaron Hillis, the Cinephile's Underdog"
IndieWire (2012 interview): "Movie Lovers We Love: Aaron Hillis, the Cinephile's Underdog"
Movie Lovers We Love: Aaron Hillis, the Cinephile's Underdog
New York Times (2010 feature): "Movie on the Screen, Dinner on the Plate, Hubcaps at the Bar"
New York Times (2010 feature): "Movie on the Screen, Dinner on the Plate, Hubcaps at the Bar"
Brooklyn will soon have not one but two places that combine movie-viewing and dining.
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FISH KILL FLEA (SXSW 2007 doc feature, directed by Brian M. Cassidy, Aaron Hillis & Jennifer Loeber)
FISH KILL FLEA (SXSW 2007 doc feature, directed by Brian M. Cassidy, Aaron Hillis & Jennifer Loeber)
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