Ari Aster
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About
Director, screenwriter, and producer famous for writing and directing the horror films Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau Is Afraid. He rose to fame with the short films he debuted at various film festivals, including Tale of Two Tims and The Strange Thing About the Johnsons. He previously posted clips of exclusive interviews and horror film content to his AriAster Twitter account, which amassed 120,000 followers before being deleted.
Before Fame
As a child, he was fixated with horror films and eventually began writing screenplays. He earned a degree in film from the College of Santa Fe before being accepted into the 2010 class of fellows at the AFI Conservatory graduate program, where he earned an MFA with a focus in directing.
Trivia
He has received nominations for two Gotham Awards, a South by Southwest Film Festival Award, and an Independent Spirit Award for his film Hereditary. He received an additional Gotham Award nomination for his film Midsommar in 2019.
Family Life
He was born into a Jewish family. His father was a musician, and his mother was a poet. He also has a younger brother.
Associated With
His breakthrough feature film Hereditary starred Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, and Milly Shapiro.
