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Aaron Wickenden

Aaron Wickenden

Editor, producer and writer, also cinematographer and director

Aaron Wickenden is a filmmaker with two decades of editing experience, whose work includes the acclaimed films "Won't You be My Neighbor?", "Feels Good Man", "Roadrunner", "Hail Satan?" and "Finding Vivian Maier". He has been nominated twice for the Best Edited documentary ACE Eddie award (2015 and 2019), twice for the Emmy for Outstanding Editing (2013 and 2015) and recently won his first Emmy for Outstanding Research (2021). To date he has edited seven films that have premiered at Sundance. He is an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Documentary Branch - 2017 - present) and American Cinema Editors (2014 - present). Wickenden received a BFA degree in Photography from the University of Arizona where he studied with the photographer Ken Shorr (see David Sedaris' New Yorker essay "The IHOP Years") and took classes from Mary Ellen Mark, and Lisette Model's protege Larry Fink. In 1999 he interned with both Annie Leibovitz and Richard Avedon. This extensive background in photography was crucial in helping to craft "Finding Vivian Maier", which was nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar.

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Works as
Editor, producer and writer, also cinematographer and director
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 30% in 30 days

What are Aaron Wickenden's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Society
25%
Morality
14%
Ideas
13%
Bonds
9%
Survival
6%
Power
4%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 18 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 13 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
14
Warm
6
Tense
7
Hopeful
8
Bittersweet
6
Other
16

How their films linger

Thought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Aaron Wickenden's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aaron Wickenden's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

25 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Oldest Person in the World(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Piece by Piece(2024)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show(2024)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Mission(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • 2nd Chance(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Mickey: The Story of a Mouse(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Television Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • Feels Good Man(2020)

    Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Becoming(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hail Satan?(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • They'll Love Me When I'm Dead(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Generation Wealth(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Won't You Be My Neighbor?(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Burden(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Bandit(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Almost There(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Finding Vivian Maier(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Trials of Muhammad Ali(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Andrew Bird: Here's What Happened (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • The Interrupters(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Scrappers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • At the Death House Door(2008)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Reel Paradise(2005)

    Additional Editing · Assistant Editor · Associate Producer · Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 20: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 20: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 20: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 20: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleEditing18 of 20: 15 only editing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score89thOther crew1 of 20: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

20 titles, 4 with more than one role — editing and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s9 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Aaron Wickenden's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · editor

Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show (2024)

83rd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 54/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Aaron Wickenden's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 19 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles18–68 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Aaron Wickenden work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aaron Wickenden's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Morgan Neville shares the most, 5.

Directors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles