Xan Aranda
Loa Angeles, California, United States
Xan Aranda is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker who builds international storytelling and production teams all over the world. She worked on AppleTV’s OMNIVORE, directed by Cary Fukunaga, served as showrunner and Co-Executive Producer of Netflix’s MY LOVE, and is an Executive Producer of HBO’s ROOM 104. Xan co-produced BLUE JAY starring Sarah Paulson. Her directorial debut ANDREW BIRD: FEVER YEAR premiered at Lincoln Center with the New York Film Festival and received numerous awards. She recently adapted a bestselling novel slated to become a drama series for Exile Studios.
Courses and Content
Scripting and Pitching Your Documentary
Beginner to Intermediate
With: Mark Monroe and Xan Aranda
In this four-week course, Mark Monroe reveals the strategic art of shaping hundreds of hours of raw footage into compelling cinema. This course builds upon a previous Sundance Collab Master Class and features exclusive insights and conversations with established documentary storytellers Morgan Neville (Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Piece By Piece), Geeta Gandbhir (The Perfect Neighbor), and Kavery Kaul (The Bengali).