
Aidan Leary is an independent filmmaker with a passion for genre storytelling. He is best known for his debut feature film as a writer/director, Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round. The film was produced by Joe Swanberg and is being released by Cineverse. As an assistant director, he works primarily in independent horror features. His credits as a 1st AD include Nicolas Curcio's "Play House", Jesse Korman's "Yellow Eyes", Jae Matthews' "Thingy", and Jay Burelson's "Kenneled". He is represented by Thruline Entertainment.
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round 2026
Director, Writer, Assistant Director
Whitley Heights TBA
Associate Producer
Obscura TBA
Assistant Director
Play House 2027
Assistant Director
Bone Singer 2026
Driver
My Love For You Is Deep But the Devil Loves Me Deeper 2026
Assistant Director
Yellow Eyes 2026
Assistant Director
Thingy 2026
Assistant Director
Kenneled 2025
Assistant Director
Credits from TMDB.