Person
Aaron Rookus
Directing · Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands
Biography
Aaron Rookus (1983, Netherlands) is a Dutch filmmaker and lecturer who studied at the Utrecht School of the Arts, followed by Film Science at the University of Amsterdam. His graduation short film I Wish I Could Share the Happiness of Being Alone with Someone Else (2008) and his short film Wednesdays (2011) won several awards, including Best Short Film and Best Director at CinEuphoria Awards for the latter. His directorial feature debut, Goodbye Stranger, was screened in the Limelight section at IFFR 2023. De Idylle/Idyllic (2024) is his second feature-length film and his writer’s debut.
Known for
Godforsaken True Killers
Director
Zuidas
Director
A Good Life
Director
Balance
Director
P
Director
Wednesdays
Writer
Idyllic
Director
Goodbye Stranger
Director
Los
First Assistant Director
Old Wounds
Director
Filmography
- 2025IdyllicDirector
- 2023Goodbye StrangerDirector
- 2018ZuidasDirector
- 2016Old WoundsDirector
- 2015A Good LifeDirector
- 2015BalanceDirector
- 2014PDirector
- 2011WednesdaysWriter
- 2011Godforsaken True KillersDirector
- 2007LosFirst Assistant Director
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