Aaron Lubarsky

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Aaron Lubarsky
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Aaron Lubarsky is a documentary filmmaker known for his work on the HBO documentary Journeys with George , the PBS documentary Seoul Train and Sportsfan . After graduation from Stanford University's Documentary Film Program, he worked as a documentarian at Lucasfilm on The Making Of Star Wars: Episode One . In 2005, he founded Flicker Flacker Films, specializing in non-fiction production. He lives and works in New York.

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Work, awards, and recognition

In 1997, while at Stanford University's Documentary Film Program, Lubarsky's thesis film Wayne Freedman's Notebook [1] won him a Student Academy Award and a Student Emmy Award. His short documentary, 2000's Uncle Eugene , won him a Golden Gate Award for his work as Writer/Director/Producer/Cinematographer. He also wrote the film's score.

In 2002, Lubarsky served as Co-Director, Producer, and Editor of the documentary Journeys with George that followed George W. Bush on the campaign trail. The film was nominated for five Emmy Awards, and Lubarsky took home a statue for "Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming" in 2003. He was a director and the editor of "Seoul Train", which screened at more than 90 international film festivals (winning more than a dozen awards), was broadcast in 20 countries and won the 2007 Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award. He also served as editor on such movies as Speedo (PBS), Matthew Barney: No Restraint (IFC), Assault in the Ring (HBO) and was the cinematographer, director and producer on Sportsfan (SpikeTV) and director and producer on Lookalike (AMC).

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