An award-winning screenwriter and director, Aaron Woolfolk was born and raised in Oakland, California. A few of his accomplishments include:

THE HARIYAMA BRIDGE: Wrote, directed, and produced the award-winning T-Joy Co./Toei Company feature film. BRONZEVILLE: Co-writer of an Ovation Award-nominated play. FAMILY LINE, RENAISSANCE MAN, THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON WITH SAM.  Aaron’s first film won a Directors Guild of America award. EKI (THE STATION) and KUROI HITSUJI (BLACK SHEEP), and NICO’s SAMPAGUITA are his shorts that won several awards and screened internationally. He graduated with degrees in both Ethnic Studies and Rhetoric from the University of California at Berkeley, and with an MFA in Film from Columbia University.