Ari Aster
Birthday: 1986-07-15
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Biography: Ari Aster (born July 15, 1986) is an American filmmaker. After garnering initial recognition for the short film The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011), he became best known for writing and directing the feature films Hereditary (2018) and Midsommar (2019), both released by A24, making a name as a filmmaker of elevated horror. After pivoting away from the genre with Beau Is Afraid (2023), his next film, Eddington, premiered in competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. His films are notable for their unsettling combination of horror, dark comedy, and graphic violence. He co-founded the production company Square Peg with Danish producer Lars Knudsen in 2019.
Movies
30 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation
In the following conversation, recorded remotely in 2020, filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster d...
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Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar
A featurette where Ari Aster and the cast break down the story and give us a behind the scenes look ...
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Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary
A featurette that sheds light on the filmmaker’s approach, and how he turned a character-driven dome...
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Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
A documentary about the making of Ari Aster's Kafkaesque epic Beau is Afraid....
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Midsommar
Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ni...
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Beau Is Afraid
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darke...
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Hereditary
Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets...
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Eddington
In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is...
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Made in Eddington
Made in Eddington gives a behind the scenes look at the making of Ari Aster's modern political night...
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