“DARCINE’S YEAR”
A Feature Film
Now Seeking Funding
THE TEAM
AARON GOFFMAN, writer, director
Aaron Goffman was born in Hollywood and raised in Los Angeles. He studied music and photography throughout high school and college, finding inspiration in the mixture of images, sounds, and emotions. His first jobs were as a photo assistant to high-profile advertising photographers such as Herb Ritts, James Wood, and Reid Miles. When those photographers moved from print into commercials, Goffman was introduced to the world of film production, working as a P.A., production manager, and producer. He joined the DGA as a Second A.D.
Goffman’s need for more creativity led him into the art department, where he learned production design from the ground up - working as an assistant art director, property master, set decorator, and eventually art director, joining The Art Directors Guild. He was the production designer or property master on numerous music videos and commercial campaigns, working for well-known directors including Tony Scott, David Fincher, Joe Pytka, and Sam Bayer. From there, Goffman became a member of IATSE Local 44, and moved into television production, serving as the property master on TV shows such as CSI: New York (CBS), Grown-ish (ABC), Minx (HBO), and A.P. Bio (NBC).
Goffman has directed numerous music videos and spec commercials. He made his dramatic directorial debut in 2024 with the award-winning short film “DARCINE’S DAY,” which has screened on five continents, been translated into five languages, and has earned festival awards for best director, best writing, and best film.
DAVID GARRETT, Executive Producer
David Garrett is an experienced producer, entertainment attorney, and a graduate of UCLA Law School. He's served as production legal on over 100 projects.
Garrett directed and produced the award-winning documentary “Who is Alvin Greene?”. While Vice President of Development at Intrigue Entertainment, Garrett brought a dozen foreign formats to the American television market: he set up the Turkish format “Game of Silence” with NBC, Chilean format “First Lady” with Warner Brothers, and the Israeli format “The Quadruplets” with CBS.
Garrett wrote and produced pilots, series, specials for ABC, NBC, CBS, UPN, MTV, USA, Comedy Central, Showtime, and Fox. Garrett cowrote “The Hatfields & McCoys”, a dramatic miniseries for the USA Network. He has had development deals with Fox Television, Paramount TV, Touchstone.
Also a writer, Garrett wrote feature films for Dreamworks, Sony, Fox, Warner Brothers, Universal, and Paramount. He co-wrote “Foreign Exchange” for MTV Films and “Do That To Me One More Time” (with Jack Black) for Touchstone Pictures. Garrett co-wrote “Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo” for Happy Madison as well as “First Pet” and “Corky Romano” for Disney. David has lectured on screenwriting at New York Film Academy, UCLA, USC, Columbia College, and film festivals throughout the world.
MARK DOERING-POWELL, ASC, Director Of Photography
Mark Doering-Powell’s cinematography bridges numerous styles with such work as the series Everybody Hates Chris to Just Add Magic and Grown-ish, all of which have earned him multiple Emmy nominations for outstanding cinematography.
Mark was the Director of Photography on You People (Netflix) directed by Kenya Barris, and starring Jonah Hill, Eddie Murphy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Nia Long. The film was a tribute to Los Angeles, having been shot in some of the city’s iconic locations.
Having lensed numerous pilots, Mark is well-versed in crafting a new show & look, such as Workaholics, Growing Up Fisher, Jane by Design, My Boys, Twisted, and Hindsight.
Mark Doering-Powell is honored to be a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, as well as the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and one of the early members of the Visual Effects Society.
Mark is an avid outdoorsman and has done numerous trips in the Sierras Nevadas, White Mountains, Death Valley, and the Owyhee Wilderness, Idaho.
Mark’s portfolio website: https://www.markdoeringpowell.com/