About Aubrey

Aubrey Aden-Buie is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker based in LA, and the founder of Studio IX, a nonprofit organization working to level the playing field for women in film. She is also the Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated short film, A Love Song for Latasha.

Aubrey specializes in cinematic storytelling with a focus on social justice and equality and is dedicated to fighting for a more inclusive future of storytellers and stories told. She has over a decade of production experience in a range of environments, from documentary and investigative reporting, to branded content and commercial work.

She was part of the team that conceived of and built Glassbreaker Films in partnership with The Center for Investigative Reporting. As the director of GBF for two years, she has overseen the production of over 40 short films. Her team has been nominated for a national News and Documentary Emmy Award, has won an Edward R. Murrow Award and a Gracie Award, and has received multiple Vimeo Staff Picks, three Atlantic Selects, and publication on the NYT Op-Docs, and in film festivals all over the world.

Her work has been published with Netflix, CBS, Showtime, BET, The New Yorker, PBS Newshour, The Center for Investigative Reporting, The Atlantic Selects, Politico, The New York Times, Special Olympics, Mashable, Fox Sports, NPR, and more. 

Before transitioning to documentary full time, Aubrey was an on-camera anchor for Sports Illustrated’s breaking news video team, SI Wire. She also worked as a video producer for the Miami Heat, covering back-to-back NBA championships.

Aubrey was a two-sport Division I varsity athlete at Penn State, a two-time NSCAA Academic All American, and a five-time Big Ten Conference Champion. Once upon a time, before a back injury ended her career, she was a professional soccer player.

Inquiries: aubrey (at) adenbuie (dot) com

Recent Work:

A Love Song For Latasha // Executive Producer

• Oscar Nominee, Best Documentary Short, 2021

• Published on NETFLIX, 2020

• Honors

  DOC NYC - 2020 SHORT LIST: SHORTS, IDA Documentary Awards - Best Short Nominee 2019; Grand Jury Prize Documentary Short AFI Film Festival 2019; Best Documentary Short New Orleans Film Festival 2019; Best Documentary Short BlackStar Film Festival 2019; Best Documentary Short Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2019; Best Director Reel Sisters of the Diaspora 2019

• Film Festivals
  Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2020, World Premiere Tribeca Film Festival 2019, International Premiere Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019, Official Selection AFI Film Festival 2019, Official Selection New Orleans Film Festival 2019, Official Selection BlackStar Film Festival 2019, Official Selection IDA Documentary Awards , Official Selection Camden International Film Festival 2019, Official Selection AFI DOCS 2019 , Official Selection Meet The Press Film Festival with AFI 2019
  

Welcome to Pine Lake // Co-Producer

• Published on CBSN, 2020

• SHO x BET

• Official Selection New Orleans Film Festival 2019

America the Beautiful, Joe Biden Commercial // Cinematographer

• Aired nationally in November, 2020 following Joe Biden’s presidential election victory

• One of 20 cinematographers from across the nation