Faculty

Aviv has been working as a director for over two decades, and has created narratives and documentaries including the musical road trip film The Anchorite, the extreme sports documentary Survive DC, and horror films like the Screambox exclusive Lizzie Lazarus.

Aviv has also worked as a screenwriter for over a dozen feature films and TV Pilots. These works include Last Call at the Kowloon, for The Wonder Company, Lift Me Up, starring Shane Harper, directed by Mark Cartier and Good Grief, starring Rachel True, Jordan Ladd, and Oscar Winner Samantha Quan, and The Reason, directed by Randall Stevens and starring Tatyana Ali and Oscar Winner, Louis Gossett Jr.

As an educator, Aviv has been teaching screenwriting and filmmaking since 2007. He has worked at institutions across the United States including AMDA in Los Angeles, Emerson College and the University of Rhode Island.

Degrees

M.F.A., Film, Boston University
B.S., Film and Television, Boston University