Rodney Ascher
Rodney Ascher is an American film director, best known for his 2012 documentary Room 237.
Rodney Ascher
- Born
- 1980 · United States.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- film director · filmmaker
- Fields
- film editing · film screenwriter · film direction
- Known for
- Room 237
- Languages
- English
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Early life
Early life
His mother is Jewish, and he resides in Hollywood.
Fiction
Fiction
• Hot Chicks (2006, segment "Somebody Goofed") • The ABCs of Death 2 (2014, segment "Q is for Questionnaire") • Haunted, Horrifying Sounds from Beyond the Grave
Non-fiction
Non-fiction
• Room 237 (2012) • The Nightmare (2015) • The El Duce Tapes (2019) • A Glitch in the Matrix (2021) • Ghost Boy (2025)
Appearances
Appearances
• Lynch/Oz (2022) • Incident at Ong's Hat (2023)
As Producer / Executive Producer
As Producer / Executive Producer
• Director's Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein (2015) • Sex Madness Revealed (2018) • Where Does a Body End? (2019)
Television
Television
• Bridal Shop (2007, 7 episodes) • UCB Comedy Originals (2008, 1 episode - "Man Boobs") • The Very Funny Show (2007, 6 episodes)
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)
Awards
• Best Director Award at the Austin Fantastic Fest (2012, won for Room 237) • Best Editing Award from the International Documentary Association (2012, won for Room 237)
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- 1.Mother takes synagogue to view son's film. 7 May 2013.
- 2.Marsh, James. ROOM 237's Rodney Ascher To Document THE NIGHTMARE. Twitch Film.
- 3.Debruge, Peter. Film Review: 'ABCs of Death 2'. Variety. 20 October 2014.
- 4.DARGIS, MANOHLA. Fans Possessed by 'The Shining'. New York Times. 28 March 2013.
- 5.DC. THE NIGHTMARE (2015).
- 6.Primal Screen. IMDb. 8 June 2017.
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