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
Directing19
movieGhost Boy
2025
Director
movieA Glitch in the Matrix
2021
Director
movieThe El Duce Tapes
2019
Director
moviePrimal Screen
2017
Director
movieThe Nightmare
2015
Director
movieABCs of Death 2
2014
Director
movieEnter the Optigan
2014
Director
movieRoom 237
2012
Director
movieThe S from Hell
2010
Director
Dog Days
2009
Director
movieVisions of Terror
2008
Director
movieSomebody Goofed
2006
Director
movieHot Chicks
2006
Director
movieThe Wheel of Torment
1998
Director
Alfred
1997
Director
Editing10
Production6
movieDelicate Arch
2024
Executive Producer
movieA Glitch in the Matrix
2021
Executive Producer
movieSwans: Where Does a Body End?
2019
Executive Producer, Co-Producer
movieSex Madness Revealed
2018
Executive Producer
Director's Commentary: Terror Of Frankenstein
2015
Producer
Fourth Wall
Executive Producer
Writing6
movieGhost Boy
2025
Writer
movieA Glitch in the Matrix
2021
Screenplay
movieSwans: Where Does a Body End?
2019
Story Editor
movieRoom 237
2012
Writer
Acting3
movieLynch/Oz
2023
Host (Chapter 2: 'Membranes') (voice)
movieSex Madness Revealed
2018
Peterson
Art1
movieThe Universal Language
2011
Graphic Designer
Camera1
movieSwans: The Seer - Live
2012
Additional Camera
Crew1
Dog Days
2009
Cinematography