Ari Gold

Ari Gold has won over fifty prizes for his films, including best film at SXSW twice, the Student Oscar, and Best Director at the American Cinematheque / ARPA. His films have screened at Sundance, Karlovy-Vary, Rio, and won prizes on every continent except Antarctica. (He is working on that.) Ari's most unusual distinctions include a High Times Magazine "Stoner of the Year" award, and a Guinness World Record for commanding the largest air-drum ensemble on earth. His romantic drama "The Song of Sway Lake" played 52 international film festivals, winning Best Feature at over a dozen of these, and features Rory Culkin, Robert Sheehan ("Umbrella Academy"), and Mary Beth Peil. His air-drum cult comedy "Adventures of Power" ("One of the funniest films in recent years" - NY Magazine), with Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Nick Kroll, and Adrian Grenier, has been re-released, with monthly online "watch parties" with rock stars. Ari is in post-production on a feature version of his student-Oscar-winning short film "Helicopter", about his mother's death. This feature was commenced after Ari received a personal challenge from legendary director Alejandro Jodorowsky. Ari's next project is an action-adventure series combining the ecological mysticism of Miyazaki with the high-octane energy of Mad Max.