Aaron Kaufman (producer)

Aaron Kaufman
Born1973 (1973)
Died (aged 51)
Alma materNew York University
Occupations
  • Film producer
  • director
Years active2009–2024
Children3

Aaron Kaufman (1973 – October 17, 2024) was an American film producer and director. He was a producing partner of Robert Rodriguez, having worked with him at the Troublemaker Studios. Kaufman produced films that Rodriguez also directed including Machete (2010) and Machete Kills (2013), as well Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014), the sequel to 2005 film Sin City. Kaufman served as executive producer for the dramas The Greatest and Powder Blue, as well the romantic comedy Spread (all 2009), the crime thriller 13 (2010), and the comedies Chef (2014) and Flock of Dudes (2016).

Kaufman made his directorial debut with the drug thriller Urge (2016), and more recently, he produced and directed the documentary Crusaders: Ex Jehovah's Witnesses Speak Out (2021).