Aiden Korotkin is a Philly-based award-winning Director of Photography and Editor. Originally from Michigan, he grew up in the northern suburbs of Detroit with his three younger siblings. Aiden attended Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania and graduated with a BA in Communications in 2010. After graduation, he moved to DC to pursue a career in film and worked there for 10 years. While working for a production company on Capitol Hill, Aiden won two awards for his editing: a Gold Hermes Award for his documentary on the Vermont Healthcare system for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and an Honorable Mention Hermes Award for his promotional video for Calvary Women’s Services.

In 2013, Aiden transitioned to a career in freelancing and has shot films for ESPN, MSNBC, National Geographic Channel, TNT, MTV, VOX, Fusion Media, Capital One, The U.S. Department of State, PBS, AFL-CIO, Everytown for Gun Safety, and for musical artists such as The Knocks and SHAED. He has worked on shows such as the Netflix show “Rotten” and A&E’s “FBI’s Most Wanted.” Aiden also worked on the award-winning feature documentary, TransMilitary, that premiered at SXSW in 2018, as well as the feature length documentary The Accidental President. Both are currently available to stream on iTunes. Aiden was also one of the only people allowed into the Lunar Module 2 (LM-2) for filming during its most recent restoration at the National Air and Space Museum before being sealed again for the next few decades.

In 2019, Aiden worked with the production company, SidexSide Studios, to create 12 videos to be displayed in the Holocaust and Human Rights galleries at the newly renovated Holocaust Museum in Houston. These videos were to be the main attractions throughout multiple exhibits and included the welcome video visitors see as soon as they enter the museum. Aiden assisted with both the editing and filming of expert interviews for the project.

In 2021, Aiden was selected as one of six content creators to produce a curated collection for Storyblocks’ diversify stock footage campaign: Re:Stock. He also served as the Director of Photography for Woolly Mammoth’s film adaptation of Animal Wisdom by Heather Christian. The film had its debut streaming on Broadway on Demand in summer of 2021.

Aiden moved to Philadelphia at the end of 2020 to pursue new career opportunities and a change of pace. When he is not making films, Aiden enjoys camping, hiking, backpacking, and finding all the good eats.