Aaron Poole is from Craighurst, Ontario, Canada. He trained classically as an actor and has appeared in over 100 pro- ductions for stage, film and series. With projects as varied as cult horror “The Void”, an upcoming David Bowie bio-pic, and a soon-to-be-released series alongside Christoph Waltz, Aaron’s diverse roles have garnered much acclaim and multiple awards. Oracle (TIFF ‘19) is his directorial debut. FILMOGRAPHY 2019 ORACLE (9 min, fiction, short)

"When I made the decision to write and direct for the first time I knew that I didn't want to explore the subject naturalistically.  I wanted to experiment with story in a way that was different from the kinds of things I get invited to act in. I wanted to test the minimum level of story I had to show and abstractly suggest connections and experiences between events. As an audience member, my hope is that it makes us lean forward more and project ourselves into the weird places where the story doesn't offer a clear path. That's exciting to me. In both the shooting and editing of Oracle, my crew and I discovered how this abstraction could elevate common excitement into a feeling of awe, and the kind of fear we're used to feeling into a deeper experience of dread."