
Born in San Francisco, USA, in 1970, he is a film director, poet, and musician, as well as the founder of Grack Films. His short and feature films have been screened and awarded at festivals such as SXSW, Sundance, Telluride, and Karlovy Vary. He has directed two feature films: the cult comedy “Adventures of Power” (2008) and the romantic drama “The Song of Sway Lake” (2018). “Brother Verses Brother” is a companion piece to Ari’s first book of poetry, “Father Verses Sons,” published in 2024.