Rodney Ascher
{{short description|American film director|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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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){{cite web|last1=Marsh|first1=James|title=ROOM 237's Rodney Ascher To Document THE NIGHTMARE|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/11/room-237s-rodney-ascher-to-document-the-nightmare.html|publisher=Twitch Film|accessdate=22 March 2015}}
- Best Editing Award from the International Documentary Association (2012, won for Room 237)
Filmography
=Fiction=
- [https://letterboxd.com/film/hot-chicks/ Hot Chicks] (2006, segment "Somebody Goofed")
- The ABCs of Death 2 (2014, segment "Q is for Questionnaire"){{cite web|last1=Debruge|first1=Peter|title=Film Review: 'ABCs of Death 2'|date=20 October 2014|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-abcs-of-death-2-1201333670/|publisher=Variety|accessdate=22 March 2015}}
- Haunted, Horrifying Sounds from Beyond the Grave
Non-fiction
- Room 237 (2012){{cite news|last1=DARGIS|first1=MANOHLA|title=Fans Possessed by 'The Shining'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/29/movies/room-237-from-rodney-ascher-takes-on-kubricks-shining.html?_r=0|work=New York Times|date=28 March 2013|accessdate=22 March 2015}}
- The Nightmare (2015){{cite web|title=THE NIGHTMARE (2015)|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/117448/new-uk-trailer-for-the-nightmare-comes-creeping-in/|publisher=DC|accessdate=22 March 2015}}
- [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_el_duce_tapes The El Duce Tapes] (2019)
- A Glitch in the Matrix (2021)
=Short films=
- 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){{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6966122/|title = Primal Screen| website=IMDb |date = 8 June 2017}}
= 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
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.rodneyascher.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|0038896}}
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