Ari Aster

Biography

Ari Aster is an American filmmaker and screenwriter, best known for directing and writing acclaimed horror films Hereditary (2018) and Midsommar (2019). Aster received his MFA in Directing from the AFI Conservatory. He has written and directed several short films, including The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011), Munchausen (2013), and Basically (2014). His films have played the New York Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, Slamdance, and many others.

Most Famous Work

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Dream Scenario

(2023) Producer

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Beau Is Afraid

(2023) Writer

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Midsommar

(2019) Writer

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Hereditary

(2018) Writer

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The Strange Thing About the Johnsons

(2011) Writer

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Eddington

(2024) Writer

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Beau

(2011) Writer

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Munchausen

(2013) Writer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2018	Asher Gallery Representative (voice) (uncredited)	Hereditary 2018-06-07 Movie
2011	Hall Freak	Beau 2011-04-28 Movie
	N/A	TDF Really Works 2011-03-05 Movie
	Himself	30 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2024	Executive Producer	Sasquatch Sunset 2024-04-12 Movie
2023	Producer	Dream Scenario 2023-11-10 Movie
	Producer	Beau Is Afraid 2023-04-14 Movie
	Executive Producer	El padre bueno 2023-03-11 Movie
2021	Executive Producer	The Bones 2021-09-10 Movie
	Executive Producer	Rumours Movie
	Executive Producer	Death of a Unicorn Movie
	Producer	Eddington Movie
	Producer	Butterfly Jam Movie
	Producer	Untitled Michael R. Jackson Horror Project Movie
	Producer	Save the Green Planet! Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Writer	Beau Is Afraid 2023-04-14 Movie
2019	Writer	Midsommar 2019-07-03 Movie
2018	Writer	Hereditary 2018-06-07 Movie
2016	Writer	C'est la Vie 2016-08-05 Movie
2014	Writer	Basically 2014-02-24 Movie
	Screenplay	The Turtle's Head 2014-01-01 Movie
2013	Writer	Munchausen 2013-09-19 Movie
2011	Writer	Beau 2011-04-28 Movie
	Writer	TDF Really Works 2011-03-05 Movie
	Writer	The Strange Thing About the Johnsons 2011-01-22 Movie
	Writer	Eddington Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	Beau Is Afraid 2023-04-14 Movie
2019	Director	Midsommar 2019-07-03 Movie
2018	Director	Hereditary 2018-06-07 Movie
2016	Director	C'est la Vie 2016-08-05 Movie
2014	Director	Basically 2014-02-24 Movie
	Director	The Turtle's Head 2014-01-01 Movie
2013	Director	Munchausen 2013-09-19 Movie
2011	Director	Beau 2011-04-28 Movie
	Director	TDF Really Works 2011-03-05 Movie
	Director	The Strange Thing About the Johnsons 2011-01-22 Movie
	Director	Eddington Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2016	Editor	C'est la Vie 2016-08-05 Movie
2014	Editor	The Turtle's Head 2014-01-01 Movie
2011	Editor	Beau 2011-04-28 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv