Aaron Hughes - Backwards

Aaron Hughes' 3rd animated short film is called Backwards which is about strange love shown in reverse.   Backwards has also won many awards including the Ruby Ram Jury Grand Prize Award in the MergingArts Short Short Story Film Festival.In honor of the style of the this film, Aaron's interview was also conducted in reverse.Previously Aaron also wrote and illustrated a weekly-published cartoon. He does still enjoy dabbling in other non-animated art-forms as well. Aaron's animated shorts, Petunia and Fred’s Box, have screened and have been awarded in festivals around the world.Aaron has been working professionally on a number of animation projects.  He currently teaches courses at NYU and Pratt. Aaron lives in Brooklyn after growing up grew up in Texas after moving to NYC following graduation from the School of Visual Arts in NYC.