Jaron Herren
Directing
Known For

Katie is an 11-year-old girl, being held for questioning by police in an interrogation room. She is silent and scared. But after being pushed, the details of her story are slowly revealed. Perceptions of reality are tested, as Katie details her encounter with a Stranger, at a playground, at night.
Stranger

Set in Perth, Western Australia, Mark reasons with a detective after he is brought in for questioning regarding the brutal murder of his estranged father in a dark and empty parking lot.
Sorrowing Man

Two kindred spirits are drawn to each other by fate, and their wills and souls are tested by the punishment of life’s misfortune.
Bereaved

Craig Joeman is your average, friendly, lawn connoisseur. He has no qualms with how his local parks are being maintained. Until something changes.
Lawn Maintanance is not a f#cking vocation

Two men meet in a boxing ring, and discuss opposing ideologies. Follow the pressure of others and pursue the life you're supposed to, or follow your heart and forge your own path.
Talkin' To Myself
An office drone represses his feelings towards a co-worker by thinking of the one thing no one could be attracted to - spreadsheets. This turns out to have an entirely different effect.
Spreadsheets

A young hitman is forced to confront his tragic past.
Sam

In a subterranean bunker, a man - rescued from the wasteland above - must lie about being a doctor in order to be deemed worthy of saving.
Medicine for the Apocalypse

A 2023 Perth Anthology Feature Film. Four directors come together to create and dissect an exploration of mental health through four short, but horrifying stories and genres; Sci-Fi, Gothic, Fantasy, and Psychological.
The Incurable Illness of Anxiety and Depression

Othello, a melancholic family man, seeks out a seraphic myth known as The Guide for enlightenment and is unknowingly taken on an esoteric tour of confrontation.
Three Story Tour

In 2019, the Mandurah Mustangs All Abilities AFL team was born. What began as a dream of inclusion has grown into a powerful movement, proving that football is for everyone. This film celebrates their journey, their triumphs on and off the field, and their 2025 season — showing the world that ability comes in many forms, but passion unites us all
The Mustangs

"Chances Are You Just Might Find It" follows an immensely repressed man as he argues with an idealistic young woman. What begins as innocent jesting quickly morphs into a deep philosophical discussion about rage and how it can rule ones life.
Chances Are You Just Might Find It

Esther (Alice Gold) is devastated by the murder of her chocolatier boyfriend - Nico (Jaron Herren). Reality becomes surrealised and distorted through her grief, as a web of secrets involving dear friends and sinister strangers is slowly revealed. Released for competition into the Edinburgh 48-Hour Film Festival 2019.