Aaron Bartuska Patron

Favorite films

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • All That Jazz
  • The Tree of Life
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

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  • Vick & Tarstar's Scarecrow Factory

  • Kim Possible

    ★★½

  • Creed

    ★★★★★

  • Alice-Heart

    ★★★★½

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Eephus

2024

★★★★★ Liked 2

"Why do they care so much?"

The first time I ever saw my dad cry was at his dad's funeral. The second time was at his mom's. The third time was when I watched Moneyball for my film classes, all the male students immediately lock in. Even today a bunch of kids in my class asked if I would come to some of their games once the season starts.…

The Yardley Boys

2025

Liked 1

Split Tooth Media has been kind enough to release my film The Yardley Boys!

You can watch it here.

This film is really close to my heart. I made it with a small group of friends in the summer of 2023 and was trying to find the right time/place to release it. I knew it would never make money; my main hope is that people watch it and see a part of themselves in it. It is exhausting trying to…

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Vick & Tarstar's Scarecrow Factory

2025

Liked Watched

Hard to imagine a better love letter to the Philly film community or filmmaking in general. This is Longo's Silver Bullets, except it lets itself have a lot more fun. Here, the context of Brewce's filmography -- making DIY SOV horror features for cheap with friends in less than a week's time -- becomes the text, resulting in a gleefully self-aware examination of the indie filmmaking process. Dumpster diving for crew meals, trying to keep actors sober, and suffering through reshoot…

Kim Possible

2019

★★½ Watched

Because of the path my life has taken, I can watch the Kim Possible movie at age 27 and claim that I was “doing research."

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A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish

2019

2

An elf hat does not make you unrecognizable.

Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure

2011

Watched

This is absolutely not my High School Musical canon.