Ari Aster

Ari Aster (2018)

Ari Aster (born July 15, 1986 in New York ) is an American director and screenwriter .

Life

Ari Aster was born in New York, grew up in New Mexico and studied directing at the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles, where he earned a master's degree. After several short films such as The Strange Thing About the Johnsons , Munchausen and Basically , which he presented at the Sundance Film Festival , the South by Southwest Film Festival, the New York Film Festival and the Fantastic Fest, Aster directed Hereditary - The Legacy . and also screenplay debut in a feature film. The film, with Toni Collette and Alex Wolff in the lead roles, celebrated its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2018 and was presented at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2018.

After the success of Hereditary , Aster said he had a number of other ideas for films.

In late June 2020, Aster became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .

Filmography

2011: The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (short film)
2011: Beau (short film)
2013: Munchausen (short film)
2014: Basically (short film)
2014: The Turtle's Head (short film)
2016: C'est La Vie (short film)
2018: Hereditary - The Legacy (Hereditary)
2019: Midsommar

Awards (selection)

Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival

2018: Nomination for Best Film ( Hereditary - Das Vermächtnis )

Web links

Ari Aster in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Ari Aster on AllMovie (English)
Ari Aster at Moviepilot
Literature by and about Ari Aster in the WorldCat bibliographic database

Individual evidence

↑ Jordan Hoffman: Director Ari Aster's debut film is scarily good. And that might be a problem. In: The Times of Israel, June 12, 2018.
^ Susan Wloszczyna: Writer / Director Ari Aster on his Terrifying Debut 'Hereditary'. In: mpaa.org, June 7, 2018.
↑ https://ari-aster.squarespace.com/ari-astersquarespacecom/about/
↑ Brad Brevent: 'Ocean's 8' Will Run Off With Weekend # 1 & 'Hereditary' Readies Record Debut for A24. In: boxofficemojo.com, June 26, 2018.
↑ Alexander Friedrich: "Hereditary": The director of the horror masterpiece has already planned his next ten (!) Films precisely. In: filmstarts.de, June 17, 2018.
^ Academy Invites 819 To Membership. In: oscars.org, June 30, 2020.
↑ The first 12 films of the official selection. In: nifff.ch. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

personal data
SURNAME	Aster, Ari
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	July 15, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York , United States

[1] Jordan Hoffman: Director Ari Aster's debut film is scarily good. And that might be a problem. In: The Times of Israel, June 12, 2018.

[2] Susan Wloszczyna: Writer / Director Ari Aster on his Terrifying Debut 'Hereditary'. In: mpaa.org, June 7, 2018.

[3] ttps://ari-aster.squarespace.com/ari-astersquarespacecom/about/

[4] Brad Brevent: 'Ocean's 8' Will Run Off With Weekend # 1 & 'Hereditary' Readies Record Debut for A24. In: boxofficemojo.com, June 26, 2018.

[5] Alexander Friedrich: "Hereditary": The director of the horror masterpiece has already planned his next ten (!) Films precisely. In: filmstarts.de, June 17, 2018.

[6] Academy Invites 819 To Membership. In: oscars.org, June 30, 2020.

[7] The first 12 films of the official selection. In: nifff.ch. Retrieved July 4, 2018.