Dec 15, 2009
Aaron
Hughes' 3rd animated short film is called Backwards which is about strange love shown in
reverse.
Backwards has also won many awards including the
Ruby Ram Jury Grand Prize Award in the MergingArts Short
Short Story Film Festival.
In honor of the style of the this film, Aaron's interview was also conducted in reverse.
Previously Aaron also wrote and illustrated a weekly-published
cartoon. He does still enjoy dabbling in other non-animated art-forms as well.
Aaron's
animated shorts, Petunia and Fred’s
Box, have screened and have been awarded in festivals around
the world.
Aaron
has been working professionally on a number of animation projects. He currently teaches courses
at NYU and
Pratt.
Aaron
lives in Brooklyn after growing up grew up in Texas after moving to
NYC following graduation from the School of Visual Arts in NYC.