Rodney Ascher
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1980
- Birthplace
- USA
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.
Filmography
- Fourth Wall
Fourth Wall TBA
Executive Producer
An Evening with Rodney Ascher 2025
Director, Writer, Editor
Ghost Boy 2025
Director, Editor, Writer
Delicate Arch 2024
Executive Producer
Lynch/Oz 2023
as Host (Chapter 2: 'Membranes') (voice)
A Glitch in the Matrix 2021
Screenplay, Executive Producer, Editor, Director
Doris Wishman Directs A Music Video 2020
Director
Swans: Where Does a Body End? 2019
Executive Producer, Story Editor, Co-Producer
The El Duce Tapes 2019
Director
Haunted, Horrifying Sounds from Beyond the Grave 2018
Director
Sex Madness Revealed 2018
as Peterson, Executive Producer
Primal Screen 2017
Director
- Blood Perspectives
Blood Perspectives 2016
as himself
The Nightmare 2015
Director, Editor
- Director's Commentary: Terror Of Frankenstein
Director's Commentary: Terror Of Frankenstein 2015
Producer, Editor
ABCs of Death 2 2014
Director, Editor, Screenplay
Enter the Optigan 2014
Director, Editor
Room 237 2012
Editor, Director, Writer
Swans: The Seer - Live 2012
Additional Camera
The Universal Language 2011
Graphic Designer
The S from Hell 2010
Editor, Director
- Dog Days
Dog Days 2009
Director, Editor, Cinematography
Visions of Terror 2008
Director, Writer
Hot Chicks 2006
Director
Somebody Goofed 2006
Director
Sonic Cinema: Sparklehorse 2001
Director
The Wheel of Torment 1998
Director
- Alfred
Alfred 1997
Director
Credits from TMDB.