‘Ghost Boy’ Director on Why He Wanted to Tell Martin Pistorius’ Story: It Was About ‘Human Connection’
For Ascher, it was similar to his film “A Glitch in the Matrix,” which is about people who had fallen into isolation and the ...
‘Ghost Boy’ Review: A Haunting Look at One Man’s Long, Devastating Struggle to Come Out of His Shell
The latest documentary from Rodney Ascher ('Room 237,' 'A Glitch in the Matrix') revisits the harrowing life of locked-in ...
‘Ghost Boy’ Review: A Harrowing, Yet Life-Affirming Depiction of a Great Mind Trapped by Disease
Documentarian Rodney Ascher depicts Martin Pistorius' locked-in syndrome journey in the harrowing, yet life-affirming 'Ghost ...
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SXSW Film Festival 2025: Ghost Boy, The Secret of Me, Take No Prisoners
The doc program at SXSW reflects the left-of-center tone of both the festival and the city of Austin. Where else would you ...
‘Ghost Boy’ Review: Rodney Ascher’s Doc Is An Extraordinary Story Of Human Resilience – SXSW
Like Alexandre O. Philippe, Rodney Ascher is a director who pushes the interpretive limits of what a documentary can do, something he made abundantly clear with his 2012 film Room 237. Named after the ...