Aaron Kaufman, the Emmy-nominated director behind Superpower, Sean Penn’s Paramount+ documentary about the Ukraine-Russia war, has died at the age of 51. Deadline confirmed the news with Chad Verdi of Verdi Productions,

Aaron Kaufman, the Emmy-winning director, writer, and producer behind “Superpower” and more, died Thursday in Las Vegas of an apparent heart attack, producer Chad Verdi confirmed to TheWrap. Kaufman was 51 years old.

Aaron Kaufman, an Emmy-winning writer, director and producer, died on Thursday evening in Las Vegas after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 51. Kaufman’s death was confirmed by Chad Verdi, the film financier behind “The Irishman” as well as several of Kaufman’s past and upcoming projects.