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Scott Aharoni (born January 4, 1994) is an American film director, producer, and editor who works as a team with his partner Dennis Latos. They both directed, produced, and edited the award-winning short film, Bardo. Their film Bardo signed a three year distribution deal with Shorts TV as well as an additional distribution deal with Amazon Video. Additionally, their latest short film, The Untimely Gift was a finalist at the Rhode Island International Film Festival and the Bermuda International Film Festival, both of which are Academy Awards qualifying film festivals.

Early Life
Scott Aharoni was born in Great Neck, New York to his mother Joyce Aharoni, and his father, Glenn Aharoni, a lighting designer. Aharoni attended Great Neck South Middle School where he began making films. After graduating William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, Aharoni attened the Honors College at Hofstra University with a Presidential Scholarship. At Hofstra, he pursued a Bachelor of Science in Film & Television Production. During college, Aharoni and filmmaker, Dennis Latos, decided to work together and form their own production company, Duo Entertainment. As partners, Aharoni and Latos would go on to direct, produce, and edit all forms of visual content together. For his senior thesis film project, Aharoni and Latos shot their first short film together. They financed, directed, produced, and edited their first short film, Bardo. Bardo was entered into the 20th Annual Hofstra Film Festival and won the 1st Annual Golden Lion Award, which was awarded to the filmmaker of the year. Bardo also won awards for Best in Show, Best Director, Best Producer, and Best Editor. Aharoni graduated Summa Cum Laude Latin Honors from the Honors College at Hofstra University in 2016.

Career
On June 24, 2016, Bardo premiered at The Dolby Theater in New York City. The film was accepted to 20 film festivals worldwide. The film won 8 awards and received 5 nominations including Independent Spirit Award at the Sedona International Film Festival in Sedona, AZ, Grand Jury Prize at the Watertown Film Festival in Watertown, NY, and Audience Choice Award as the Downtown Urban Arts Film Festival in NYC. Bardo has been screened in Greece, Cyprus, London, Madrid, Australia, and the United States. Bardo additionally signed a 3 year distribution deal with Shorts TV and a distribution deal with Amazon Video.

Aharoni and Latos then met with Los Angeles based and student Emmy nominated screenwriter Arthur Panoyan to direct their next short film, The Untimely Gift. The film was accepted to the Academy qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival and the Bermuda International Film Festival.