Ellen Kuras

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 13 nominations. See more awards »

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Cinematographer

(2004)

The Betrayal Cinematographer

(2008)

P.O.V. Cinematographer

(2009)

Summer of Sam Cinematographer

(1999)

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Cinematographer (55 credits)

2019 Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (Documentary) (director of photography)

2019 Blasphemy (Short)

2017 Trouble No More (Documentary)

2017/II Jane (Documentary)

2017 Wormwood (TV Mini-Series documentary) (6 episodes)

- Chapter 6: Remember Me (2017)

- Chapter 4: Opening the Lid (2017)

- Chapter 5: Honorable Men (2017)

- Chapter 3: The Forbidden Threshold (2017)

- Chapter 2: A Terrible Mistake (2017)

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2016 Monster in the Mind (Documentary)

2014 A Little Chaos

2014 The 50 Year Argument (Documentary)

2013/X Split (Documentary short)

2010 Public Speaking (Documentary) (director of photography)

2009 P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (2009)

2009 Away We Go (director of photography)

2009 Michel Gondry 2: More Videos (Before and After DVD 1) (Video)

2008 The Betrayal (Documentary)

2008 Be Kind Rewind

2007 Berlin (Documentary)

2006 Neil Young: Heart of Gold (Documentary)

2005 The White Stripes: The Denial Twist (Video short)

2005 Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Documentary)

2005 American Masters (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)

2005 The Ballad of Jack and Rose

2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (director of photography)

2003 Coffee and Cigarettes (segments "Renee", "No Problem")

2003/II Asylum (Documentary short)

2002 Analyze That

2002 Jim Brown: All American (TV Movie documentary)

2002 Personal Velocity

2001 A Huey P. Newton Story (TV Movie documentary)

2001 Blow

2000 Bamboozled

1999 Summer of Sam

1999 The Mod Squad (director of photography)

1998 Just the Ticket

1998 He Got Game

1997 4 Little Girls (Documentary)

1997 Scratch the Surface (Documentary)

1997 My Perfect Journey (Short)

1997 Poverty Outlaw (Documentary)

1996 If These Walls Could Talk (TV Movie) (segment "1952")

1996 The Dadshuttle (Short)

1996 I Shot Andy Warhol

1995 American Cinema (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Film in the Television Age (1995)

1995 Angela

1995 Unzipped (Documentary)

1994 A Century of Women (TV Mini-Series documentary) (2 episodes)

- Episode #1.2 (1994)

- Episode #1.1 (1994)

1994 Roy Cohn/Jack Smith

1994 Postcards from America

1993 Only the Brave

1993 Geoffrey Beene 30 (Short)

1992 Guerrillas in Our Midst (Documentary short)

1992 Nation (Short)

1992 Swoon

1991 Danger: Kids at Work (TV Movie documentary)

1990 Traveling at Night (Short)

1990 Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia (Documentary short)

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Camera and Electrical Department (17 credits)

2016 The Night Of (TV Mini-Series) (director of photography - 7 episodes)

- The Call of the Wild (2016) ... (director of photography: second unit)

- Ordinary Death (2016) ... (director of photography: second unit)

- Samson and Delilah (2016) ... (director of photography: second unit)

- The Season of the Witch (2016) ... (director of photography: second unit)

- The Art of War (2016) ... (director of photography: second unit)

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2014 The 50 Year Argument (Documentary) (additional photography)

2012 Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (Documentary) (additional camera operator)

2011 George Harrison: Living in the Material World (Documentary) (camera operator)

2011 The Tree of Life (photographer: New York)

2008 Shine a Light (Documentary) (camera operator)

2007 The Key to Reserva (Short) (additional photographer)

2007 Berlin (Documentary) (camera operator)

2006 Neil Young: Heart of Gold (Documentary) (lighting designer)

2003 A Decade Under the Influence (Documentary) (additional camera operator)

2002 25th Hour (director of photography: second unit)

1995 American Cinema (TV Series documentary) (camera operator - 1 episode)

- The Combat Film ... (camera operator)

1993 The Shvitz (Documentary) (director of photography: additional photography)

1990 Real Sex (TV Series documentary) (camera operator - 1 episode)

- Pilot (1990) ... (camera operator)

1989 Diana Ross: Working Overtime (Video short) (grip)

1989 He Was Once (Short) (assistant camera)

1988 Death Collector (assistant camera)

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Director (9 credits)

2020 Brave New World (TV Series) (1 episode) (post-production)

- Soma Red (2020)

2019 The Son (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Somebody Get a Shovel (2019)

- The Blue Light (2019)

2019 Catch-22 (TV Mini-Series) (2 episodes)

- Episode #1.3 (2019)

- Episode 2 (2019)

2019 The Umbrella Academy (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Number Five (2019)

- Man on the Moon (2019)

2018 Legion (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Chapter 12 (2018)

2017 Ozark (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Kaleidoscope (2017)

- Nest Box (2017)

2016 Falling Water (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- No Task for the Timid (2016)

- The Well (2016)

2009 P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (2009)

2008 The Betrayal (Documentary)

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Producer (4 credits)

2019 Catch-22 (TV Mini-Series) (producer - 6 episodes)

- Episode #1.6 (2019) ... (producer)

- Episode #1.5 (2019) ... (producer)

- Episode #1.4 (2019) ... (producer)

- Episode #1.3 (2019) ... (producer)

- Episode 2 (2019) ... (producer)

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2009 P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)

- The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (2009) ... (producer)

2008 The Betrayal (Documentary) (producer)

1988 First Look (Documentary) (assistant producer)

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (2 credits)

2016 The Night Of (TV Mini-Series) (second unit director - 7 episodes)

- The Call of the Wild (2016) ... (second unit director)

- Ordinary Death (2016) ... (second unit director)

- Samson and Delilah (2016) ... (second unit director)

- The Season of the Witch (2016) ... (second unit director)

- The Art of War (2016) ... (second unit director)

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2016 Vinyl (TV Series) (second unit director - 1 episode)

- Pilot (2016) ... (second unit director)

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Writer (2 credits)

2009 P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)

- The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (2009) ... (writer)

2008 The Betrayal (Documentary)

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Sound department (1 credit)

2009 P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (sound recordist - 1 episode)

- The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (2009) ... (sound recordist)

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Thanks (6 credits)

2013 After Tomorrow (Short) (very special thanks)

2013 Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me (Documentary) (special thanks)

2009 The Making of 'Away We Go' (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2007 Eagle vs Shark (special thanks)

2002 The Truth About Charlie (very special thanks)

1992 Swoon (special thanks)

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Self (12 credits)

Women of Light (Documentary) (post-production)
Self - Interviewee

2012 Side by Side (Documentary)
Self

2009 The Making of 'Away We Go' (Video documentary short)
Self

2008 Shooting Women (Documentary)
Self

2008 No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (Documentary)
Self

2008 Festival Updates (TV Series)
Self (2008)

2007 Women Behind the Camera (Documentary)
Self

2006 Cinematographer Style (Documentary)
Self

2005 Inside the Mind of Michel Gondry (Video short)
Self

2003 Women on Top: Hollywood and Power (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2003 Personal Velocity: Creating 'Personal Velocity' (Video documentary short)
Self

2001 The Making of 'Bamboozled' (Video documentary)

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Director of photography for "Niggericans", an unused segment of SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (1997). See more »

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Was nominated for an Oscar for her first directorial debut film "The Betrayal/ Nerakhoon" in 2009. See more »

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