Background
Ascher, Steven Peter was born on September 26, 1955 in New York City. Son of Robert and Carol K. (Hulsizer) Ascher.
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The Filmmaker's Handbook
(Widely acknowledged as the bible of video and film produc...)
Widely acknowledged as the bible of video and film production, used in courses around the world.
https://westcityfilms.com/handbook/
2019
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Troublesome Creek
(Red River, High Noon, Gunsmoke — Westerns, where the bad ...)
Red River, High Noon, Gunsmoke — Westerns, where the bad guys sometimes won but never prevailed. Troublesome Creek, a Midwestern, is the story of the Jordan family’s struggle to save their Iowa farm. From fighting the Crooked Creek Gang to fighting off the bank. A cliffhanger about history, loss, irony and the settling and unsettling of America.
https://westcityfilms.com/tc/
Our Towns
(Directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Steven Asc...)
Directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan, the HBO documentary Our Towns is a remarkable portrait of America and how the rise of civic and economic reinvention is transforming small cities and towns across the country.
https://westcityfilms.com/ourtowns/
So Much So Fast
(So Much So Fast is about the remarkable events set in mot...)
So Much So Fast is about the remarkable events set in motion when Stephen Heywood discovers he has ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) and his brother Jamie becomes obsessed with finding a cure.
https://westcityfilms.com/smsf/
Seduction Theory
(SEDUCTION THEORY is a darkly comic coming of age story of...)
SEDUCTION THEORY is a darkly comic coming of age story of a boy, his psychiatrist father and the girl he can’t get out of his mind.
https://westcityfilms.com/seductiontheory/
Raising Renee
(The story of acclaimed artist Beverly McIver and her prom...)
The story of acclaimed artist Beverly McIver and her promise to take her sister Renee (who is mentally disabled) when their mother dies — a promise that comes due just as Beverly’s career is taking off.
https://westcityfilms.com/raising-renee/
Steven Peter Ascher
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AB, summa cum laude, Harvard University, 1982.
Career
STEVEN ASCHER is an Academy Award-nominated director and writer of documentaries and dramas. His films have been released theatrically and broadcast on HBO, PBS, BBC, ZDF and many other networks.
He is the the author of The Filmmaker’s Handbook, a bestselling text used internationally. As of the 5th edition, over 350,000 copies sold.
He's has been a visiting professor at Harvard University, has taught at MIT and lectured at many other institutions.
Among his awards are the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award, the Prix Italia, an Emmy and several Emmy nominations, a Peabody award and an International Documentary Association Distinguished Achievement Award. He was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award and an Independent Spirit Award. He received the Michael DeBakey Journalism Award and an Insight Award from the National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists.
He was twice recognized with the Thomas Hoopes prize for teaching excellence from Harvard.
Achievements
Works
book
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The Filmmaker's Handbook
(Widely acknowledged as the bible of video and film produc...)
2019
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The Filmmaker's Handbook
film
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Our Towns
(Directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Steven Asc...)
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Raising Renee
(The story of acclaimed artist Beverly McIver and her prom...)
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So Much So Fast
(So Much So Fast is about the remarkable events set in mot...)
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Seduction Theory
(SEDUCTION THEORY is a darkly comic coming of age story of...)
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Troublesome Creek
(Red River, High Noon, Gunsmoke — Westerns, where the bad ...)
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Our Towns
Connections
Married Jeanne Jordan, 1989.
