Rodney Ascher is an American film director, best known for his 2012 documentary Room 237.
Early life
Awards
- Best Director Award at the Austin Fantastic Fest (2012, won for Room 237)[2]
- Best Editing Award from the International Documentary Association (2012, won for Room 237)[2]
Filmography
Fiction
- Hot Chicks (2006, segment "Somebody Goofed")
- The ABCs of Death 2 (2014, segment "Q is for Questionnaire")[3]
- Haunted, Horrifying Sounds from Beyond the Grave
Non-fiction
- Room 237 (2012)[4]
- The Nightmare (2015)[5]
- The El Duce Tapes (2019)
- A Glitch in the Matrix (2021)
- Ghost Boy (2025)
Short films
- Bad Dog (1989)
- Alfred (1997)
- Triumph of Victory (2001)
- Shirts & Skins (2008)
- Visions of Terror (2008)
- Dog Days (2009)
- The Lonely Death of the Giggler (2010)
- The S from Hell (2010, documentary short)
- Primal Screen (2016, documentary short)[6]
Appearances
- Lynch/Oz (2022)
- Incident at Ong's Hat (2023)
As Producer / Executive Producer
- Director's Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein (2015)
- Sex Madness Revealed (2018)
- Where Does a Body End? (2019)
Television
- Bridal Shop (2007, 7 episodes)
- UCB Comedy Originals (2008, 1 episode - "Man Boobs")
- The Very Funny Show (2007, 6 episodes)
References
- "Mother takes synagogue to view son's film". 7 May 2013.
- Marsh, James. "ROOM 237's Rodney Ascher To Document THE NIGHTMARE". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- Debruge, Peter (20 October 2014). "Film Review: 'ABCs of Death 2'". Variety. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- DARGIS, MANOHLA (28 March 2013). "Fans Possessed by 'The Shining'". New York Times. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- "THE NIGHTMARE (2015)". DC. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- "Primal Screen". IMDb. 8 June 2017.