Aaron Rookus

Director

Aaron graduated from the Utrecht school of Arts in 2008, after which he studied Film Science at the University of Amsterdam. His graduation film I Wish I Could Share The Happiness Of Being Alone With Someone Else (2008) won several awards, as well as his debut short Wednesdays, released in 2012. 

After several more shorts, including the acclaimed A Good Life (2015), he directed episodes for series including Godforsaken (2017), Icarus (2016) and Towers of Power (2018). Notably, he has written the episode Ik ben ik in the second season of NOOD (Pumpkin/BNN VARA, 2022) and the fourth season of the series Dertigers (Hollands Licht Productions, 2022).

His debut feature-length film was Goodbye Stranger (Topkapi, 2022) and starred acclaimed actor Martijn Lakemeier. His second feature and writer’s debut, The IDYLLE (Studio Ruba) will premiere soon.

Alongside his career as a director, Aaron is a lecturer at the Utrecht University of the Arts.

Aaron Rookus

Director

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Goodbye Stranger
Goodbye Stranger
Oud Zeer
Oud Zeer
Een goed leven
Een goed leven
Van God Los: Tot de dood ons scheidt
Van God Los: Tot de dood ons scheidt
De Zuidas
De Zuidas
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