Rodney Ascher

Directing·USA

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Rodney Ascher is a filmmaker whose feature debut, the ‘subjective documentary' ROOM 237 (IFC) looked at Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining through the eyes of five very different people, each obsessed with solving its countless mysteries. The film premiered at Sundance in 2012 before screening at festivals around the world including Cannes, London, the Vienalle, Sitges, Toronto, and New York. His follow-up, the ‘horror-documentary’ THE NIGHTMARE (Gravitas Ventures) explored the phenomenon of ‘sleep paralysis’ and it likewise debuted at Sundance where it was called The Scariest Movie of the decade” and “One of the scariest documentaries ever’ before being released internationally in theaters and digitally. His other projects include a PRIMAL SCREEN for the Shudder Network, a GIF-centric music video for the experimental, Hugo-nominated hip-hop band CLIPPING, Andy Kaufman’s posthumous (?) comedy album, ANDY AND HIS GRANDMOTHER (Drag City) and the infamous S FROM HELL.

Film	Credit
An Evening with Rodney Ascher2025 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Ghost Boy2025 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Lynch/Oz2023 · Host (Chapter 2: 'Membranes') (voice)	Host (Chapter 2: 'Membranes') (voice)
A Glitch in the Matrix2021 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Doris Wishman Directs A Music Video2020 · Director	Director
The El Duce Tapes2019 · Director	Director
Haunted, Horrifying Sounds from Beyond the Grave2018 · Director	Director
Sex Madness Revealed2018 · Peterson	Peterson
Primal Screen2017 · Director	Director
BBlood Perspectives2016 · himself	himself
The Nightmare2015 · Director	Director
DDirector's Commentary: Terror Of Frankenstein2015 · Producer	Producer
ABCs of Death 22014 · Director	Director
Enter the Optigan2014 · Director	Director
Room 2372012 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The S from Hell2010 · Director	Director
DDog Days2009 · Director	Director
Visions of Terror2008 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Somebody Goofed2006 · Director	Director
Hot Chicks2006 · Director	Director
Sonic Cinema: Sparklehorse2001 · Director	Director
The Wheel of Torment1998 · Director	Director
AAlfred1997 · Director	Director