Originally from Texas, Aaron Lindquist studied photography and filmmaking at Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, California.
He is a Sundance Screenwriters Lab Semifinalist for his feature screenplay The Absence of Color and his documentary Downtown Art Walk was honored with a Special Commendation for Service by the Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk Board. Pasadena: Crown City was nominated for an Emmy. His short film Made Incorrect won 2nd Place at the Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights Film Competition, the Gold Medal For Excellence at the Park City Film & Music Festival and won at the New York IFV Festival. It was selected to be featured in the Anthology of the Foundation SUISA about the History of Swiss Film Music 1920-2012. His short film They Came From Without was a selection of Oregon Scream Week and Austin After Dark film festivals.
When he's not making films he writes poetry, short stories and novels fueled by everyday life experiences, spoils two cats named Kiki and Lulu and explores the world with his multidisciplinary designer wife, Diane.