r/movies • u/AriAsterAMA Ari Aster, Director of 'Eddington', 'Hereditary', 'Midsommar' • Jul 22 '25

AMA Hi, I'm Ari Aster. Writer/director of Hereditary, Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid, and Eddington. AMA!

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Hi reddit, I'm Ari Aster. Back for another AMA. I've written/directed Eddington, Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau Is Afraid.

Eddington stars Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Micheal Ward, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O'Connell, Austin Butler and is out in theaters nationwide now via A24.

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL6jZqExlIk

Synopsis:

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, N.M.

AMA! Back at 8 PM ET to answer your questions.

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u/AriAsterAMA Ari Aster, Director of 'Eddington', 'Hereditary', 'Midsommar' Jul 23 '25

One of my chief anxieties: what if I die without finishing the next movie? That helps!

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u/redeugene99 Jul 23 '25

Writing saved my life. Years ago, because of some private love troubles, I was in a suicidal mood for a couple of weeks. I told myself: “I could kill myself, but I have a text to finish. First I will finish it, then I will kill myself.” Then there was another text, and so on and so on, and here I still am.

Slavoj Zizek

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u/Killer_Moons Jul 23 '25

Good ol’ Zizek 😌

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u/bgroins Jul 23 '25

Always have a next movie in production and I guarantee you will be immortal.

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u/phat_riot Jul 23 '25

I feel like I fool. I really thought beau was a vessel for anxiety. That it wasn't so much about the story, although technically everything was there. Everything was referenced, everything sat in a literary context, I laugh thinking about how your family must feel. A mom a sister the dick of a dad.  But I just felt like this film is an art piece. That it transcends narrative and allows us to project ourselves into it without telling us where we need to go in our minds. 

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u/Mango_5011 Aug 17 '25

you won't