Aaron Houston (b. 1978, Montreal) is an independent filmmaker from Vancouver. He has several short films to his credit, including Rousing Doug (2004 – winner of the Overnight Success Festival), Schlick Schlims (2007), and Two Theories, One Stone (2009). Houston has also written and directed several commercials (Nokia, Canadian Tourism Commission), and he won the Audience Award at the 2009 Eddie Awards for Best Commercial. As an active member of Vancouver’s local film community, he coproduces the Celluloid Social Club, a monthly screening event of independent films, and is a cofounder of the Hot Shots Shorts competition, which gives opportunities to emerging filmmakers. The comedy Sunflower Hour is Houston’s writer-director feature debut. He is currently working on several other projects.
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