Leonardo Aponte(I)
- Editor
- Director
- Writer
Born and raised in Bogota, Colombia, Leonardo Aponte moved to New York
City in the summer of 1995. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts
(B.F.A Film & video program 2001) his projects range from dramatic
content, documentaries, commercials and music videos to branding and
design.
Leonardo has directed music videos for The Senors of Marseille, She Keeps Bees and DD Pesh, developed corporate identity and programming for Thrasher Funds' online presence. Most recently, he completed the short film "Sleeper" and is in development of his first feature documentary. Leonardo is represented by Explorer Films as a director for commercial & music videos.
Leonardo edited the documentaries "Ptown Diaries" (official selection Outfest 2009 & Provincetown International Film Festival), "Children of the Street" (directed by Eva Aridjis nominated for two Ariel Academy Awards, and winner of best feature documentary at Morelia International Film Festival), campaigns for Bertolli, InStyle magazine, Condé Nast Traveler magazine as well as the Showtime series "I Can't Believe I'm Still Single From Portland to Portland" and BET's "Real Life Divas". Other clients include MTV, Lion TV, VH1, Trollback & Co, D&D Productions, HBO, TNT, RES, Bertolli and Nike.
Leonardo has directed music videos for The Senors of Marseille, She Keeps Bees and DD Pesh, developed corporate identity and programming for Thrasher Funds' online presence. Most recently, he completed the short film "Sleeper" and is in development of his first feature documentary. Leonardo is represented by Explorer Films as a director for commercial & music videos.
Leonardo edited the documentaries "Ptown Diaries" (official selection Outfest 2009 & Provincetown International Film Festival), "Children of the Street" (directed by Eva Aridjis nominated for two Ariel Academy Awards, and winner of best feature documentary at Morelia International Film Festival), campaigns for Bertolli, InStyle magazine, Condé Nast Traveler magazine as well as the Showtime series "I Can't Believe I'm Still Single From Portland to Portland" and BET's "Real Life Divas". Other clients include MTV, Lion TV, VH1, Trollback & Co, D&D Productions, HBO, TNT, RES, Bertolli and Nike.