Rodney Ascher
Directing
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.
Known for
Room 237
October 26, 2012
ABCs of Death 2
October 2, 2014
The Nightmare
June 5, 2015
A Glitch in the Matrix
February 5, 2021
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
September 19, 2019
The S from Hell
January 20, 2010
The El Duce Tapes
April 26, 2019
Delicate Arch
March 14, 2024
Primal Screen
June 8, 2017
Haunted, Horrifying Sounds from Beyond the Grave
October 1, 2018
Swans: The Seer - Live
August 28, 2012
Sonic Cinema: Sparklehorse
October 26, 2001
Behind the camera26
- 2025An Evening with Rodney Ascher Director, Writer, Editor
- 2025Ghost Boy Director, Editor, Writer
- 2024Delicate Arch Executive Producer
- 2021A Glitch in the Matrix Editor, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Director
- 2020Doris Wishman Directs A Music Video Director
- 2019Swans: Where Does a Body End? Story Editor, Executive Producer, Co-Producer
- 2019The El Duce Tapes Director
- 2018Haunted, Horrifying Sounds from Beyond the Grave Director
- 2018Sex Madness Revealed Executive Producer