Aaron Truss
- Editor
- Producer
- Director
An award-winning director and one of the co-founders of Q Cumber Films (alongside Joe Acres, Ignacio Mazuecos and Adam Brown). Aaron is a former child actor and Thames Valley University graduate as well a former stand up comedian. In 2010, Aaron produced the anti-knife crime short film Cold Kiss starring Ray Winstone. In 2018, Aaron partnered with The Rob Knox Foundation to produce and direct (K)nox: The Rob Knox Story, which received it's UK TV premiere on ITVX in 2023 and it's North American/Canadian TV premiere on BBC Select in 2024.
In 2020, Truss joined the team at Strangelove Films to produce Cult of VHS, a documentary focusing on the age of VHS and eccentric collectors around the world. The film World Premiered at London's FrightFest in 2022. Aaron then directed the award winning horror short, Pareidolia starring Diane Franklin, Graham Cole, Carolyn Pickles and Joe Acres. In 2024, Aaron was recruited by Paul McEvoy and Jake West to join the team behind Stark Raving Cinema, a podcast featuring celebrity guests discussing film and pop culture. Aaron is also an anti-knife crime campaigner and trustee of The Rob Knox Foundation as well as the Co-Director of the Rob Knox London Film Festival.
In 2020, Truss joined the team at Strangelove Films to produce Cult of VHS, a documentary focusing on the age of VHS and eccentric collectors around the world. The film World Premiered at London's FrightFest in 2022. Aaron then directed the award winning horror short, Pareidolia starring Diane Franklin, Graham Cole, Carolyn Pickles and Joe Acres. In 2024, Aaron was recruited by Paul McEvoy and Jake West to join the team behind Stark Raving Cinema, a podcast featuring celebrity guests discussing film and pop culture. Aaron is also an anti-knife crime campaigner and trustee of The Rob Knox Foundation as well as the Co-Director of the Rob Knox London Film Festival.
