WRITER & DIRECTOR

Aaron Murray

Vazquez

Aaron Murray Vazquez is a prolific NYC based film director and photographer whose work mixes natural elements, intimate moments and surreal imagery. He’s earned 12 years of experience directing commercials, photoshoots, music videos, documentaries, and short films for large companies and indie groups alike. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Rolling Stone, etc.
His feature length debut will feature these elements and also tell a passionate story that draws from experience as an up-and-coming photographer and the community that surrounds it. The story will also draw from his experiences leaving Texas as a teenager.
The film will feature vibrant colors and cinematic framing, resembling the films of Spike Lee and Paul Thomas Anderson. But will also feature quiet moments with humor that resembles the films of Sofia Coppola and Greta Gerwig.

WHY I WANT TO MAKE THIS FILM.

COMING OF AGE MOVIES

COMING OF AGE MOVIES

"Growing up, I watched many films featuring black and brown characters and their communities. I often found the way they were depicted as full of crime, dangerous and cramped. The conflict in those stories were heavily focused on violence and trauma, especially coming-of-age stories.
When I watched movies about white characters in the same period of their lives, their neighborhoods were not an looming threat; their troubles were more carefree. Popularity, road trips, parties, in-groups, etc.
With Nowhere To Go I wanted to create a film that feels carefree because our characters know the neighborhood and how to maneuver it. It’s full of vibrant faces that ricochet off of Kidé and Jaylen. Their struggle is surrounded by a love of their community, and the bittersweet moment of leaving your hometown, not of trauma or crime. 
Nowhere To Go is an inspiring adventure that honors underserved communities, while advocating for a different understanding of these neighborhoods." - Aaron

PREVIOUS WORK

  • The Undiminished Sky | Film

    STARRING JOAO “SOFT GLAS” GONZALEZ
    WRITER & DIRECTOR

  • Six Sisters | Short Film for Thom Browne

    STARRING THOM BROWNE
    NARRATED BY DIANE KEATON
    WRITER & DIRECTOR

  • M&M x Champion | Commercial

    DIRECTOR & PRODUCER

  • NET30 | Short Film

    DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
    PRODUCER

  • Permission | Music Video

    STARRING RO JAMES
    GRAMMY NOMINATED
    +153 MILLION PLAYS
    WRITER & DIRECTOR

  • Deux North Documentary Film Series

    CREATED & PRODUCED BY AARON VAZQUEZ
    AND JAMES NORD
    DIRECTOR

  • The Park | Short Film for Thom Browne

    STARRING LEE PACE & XIAO WEN
    DIRECTOR & PRODUCER

  • Sorry I'm Late | Short Film

    STARRING BRIAN SENE MARC
    FEAT. BROOKLYN ROSE & BRIANNA ROSE
    WRITER & DIRECTOR

  • Hide and Seek | Music Video

    STARRING CATIE TURNER
    PRODUCER & DIRECTOR

PHOTOGRAPHY & SCORE

Simbarashe 

Cha

Photography
Cha is a world-renowned culture photographer with contributions to NYT, GQ, etc. Cha’s photography catalogue will be featured as the images for Kidé’s character, as well as be the photographer from the set.

Joao “Soft Glas” 

Gonzalez 

Score Composer
Gonzalez is a grammy-award winning, multi-instrumentalist record producer. His sound has an emphasis on natural elements blended with ambient & electronic sounds.