Aaron Drane (Writer)

Born and raised in Bremerton, Washington, Aaron graduated from the Edward R. Murrow School of Journalism at Washington State University. He further honed his writing skills by earning a Masters of Fine Arts in Film/TV from UCLA Film School where his sophomore screenplay, I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES, won the Samuel Goldwyn Award. Not long after Aaron penned two low-budget sci-fi movies with his director friends the Lovy Brothers for IRS Media. Shortly after that he sold three feature specs to 20th Century Fox, namely an action pic entitled "DEPTH CHARGE" to Jon Davis Entertainment about a navy rescue team dispatched to the bottom of the ocean to save a crew who are revealed to be the saboteurs trapped aboard a sunken naval ship. {Aaron's stint as a lieutenant in the US Navy inspired the spec}; co-scribing a Sci-Fi/Comedy entitled "USO: UNIDENTIFIED SUBURBAN OBJECT" to Fox 2000 about neighbors who get into a turf war after digging up a UFO that crashed landed there millions of years ago; and a Supernatural/Thriller called "I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES" to Arnold Kopelson about a turn-of-the-century bounty hunter who goes to Hell, where he is given his old job back and must hunt down people on present-day Earth who failed to die when they were supposed to.

Aaron is currently writing several features and television projects, including CAMP G. that's based on his experience as a counselor for at-risk incarcerated youth, a sci-Fi/Horror called WAGES OF SIN about a penal colony who become the last hope for humanity, and a high concept romantic comedy. Most recently he wrote and produced FEAR CLINIC starring Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, and Danielle Harris with Diane Robino, Jim Burns, and Mark B. Johnson as executive producers. Aaron is represented at the Paradigm Agency.

Along with enjoying his passion for writing, Aaron is currently an adjunct professor at Mount Saint Mary's College where he teaches literature and screenwriting. He also recently earned a Masters of Arts in clinical psychology from Antioch University in Los Angeles and was an intern in the post-modern narrative therapy program that specializes in helping people re-author their lives.