Ellen Kuras
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| Born |
July 10, 1959 New Jersey |
| Occupation | Cinematographer, director |
| Years active | 1988-present |
Ellen Kuras ASC (born July 10, 1959 in New Jersey[1]) is an American cinematographer and director. She has collaborated several times with directors Michel Gondry and Spike Lee.
Filmography
- "Public Speaking" (2010)
- Away We Go (2009)
- The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (2008) (also director, writer, and producer)
- Lou Reed's Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse (2008)
- Shine a Light (2008) (camera operator)
- Be Kind Rewind (2008)
- Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
- Block Party (2005)
- No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
- The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) (segments "Renee" and "No Problem")
- Analyze That (2002)
- Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002)
- Blow (2001)
- Bamboozled (2000)
- Summer of Sam (1999)
- 4 Little Girls (1997)
- I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
- Angela (1995)
- Swoon (1992)
Awards and nominations
Academy Award for Documentary Feature
- 2008 – The Betrayal (Nerakhoon), nominated, with Thavisouk Phrasavath
Emmy Awards
- 1998 – 4 Little Girls, nominated (Outstanding Achievement in Non-Fiction Programming – Cinematography)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2008 – The Betrayal (Nerakhoon), nominated (Best Documentary)
- 2002 – Personal Velocity: Three Portraits, nominated (Best Cinematography)
- 1992 – Swoon, nominated (Best Cinematography)
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
- 2005 – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, nominated
Sundance Film Festival
- 2008 – The Betrayal (Nerakhoon), nominated (Grand Jury Prize: Documentary)
- 2002 – Personal Velocity: Three Portraits, won (Cinematography Award: Dramatic)
- 1995 – Angela, won (Cinematography Award: Dramatic)
- 1992 – Swoon, won (Cinematography Award: Dramatic)
