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 made films with Robert Rodriguez at Troublemaker Studios and was also a partner working on movies with Rodriguez. Kaufman produced films which Rodriguez also directed including Machete (2010), Machete Kills (2013), and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014), the sequel to Sin City (2005). Kaufman was the executive producer for the dramas The Greatest and Powder Blue, as well as the romantic comedy Spread (all of the films were released in 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 he produced and directed the documentary Crusaders: Ex Jehovah's Witnesses Speak Out (2021).