Aaron Kandell

Aaron Kandell (born June 16, 1982) is an American journalist and screenwriter. He is the twin brother of Jordan Kandell, also a professional journalist and screenwriter, with whom he frequently collaborates.

Kandell was born on June 16, 1982, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The brothers studied film and creative writing at the University of Southern California. They have written numerous original feature film and television projects for Fox Animation, Disney Animation, Warner Brothers Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Legendary, and Paramount Pictures. 

The Kandell brothers were on the 2013 Young and Hungry List and their screenplay The Golden Record was on the 2013 Black List. They also served as screenwriters on Disney Animation's Moana, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. Auli'i Cravalho was the voice behind the "Moana" character.

They wrote the spec script that was turned into the film Adrift (2018), directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin.