Scott Aharoni

Aharoni was born in Great Neck, New York. After graduating William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, Aharoni attended Hofstra University. At Hofstra, he pursued a Bachelor of Science in Film and Television Production. Throughout his time in film school, Aharoni was a freelance director, shooting music videos and experimental short films. It was then that Aharoni and his friend of over a decade, Dennis Latos, decided to work together and form their own production company, Duo Entertainment.[5] For his senior thesis film project, Aharoni and Latos embarked on their first short film together. They financed, directed, produced, and edited their first short film, Bardo. Bardo was entered into the 20th Annual Hofstra Film Festival and won the 1st Annual Golden Lion Award, which was awarded to the filmmaker of the year. Bardo also won awards for best in the show, best director, best producer, and best editor.[6] Aharoni graduated summa cum laude Latin Honors from the Honors College at Hofstra University in 2016.[7]

On June 24, 2016, Bardo premiered at The Dolby Theater in New York City.[8]

Aharoni and Latos then met with Los Angeles based and student Emmy nominated screenwriter Arthur Panoyan to direct their next short film, The Untimely Gift. On October 13, 2017 the film was screened at the Director's Guild of America Theatre in New York City with an audience of over 500 people.

In August 2020, Latos and Aharoni filmed their next short film, Leylak, during the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which also plays a role in the film. The film has recently completed post-production, with plans to submit to film festivals in 2021.