Ellen Kuras is an American cinematographer.
Career
While studying Egyptology at Brown University, Ellen Kuras took a photography course which piqued her interest. Years later, when the cinematographer who was supposed to shoot Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia bowed out of the project, Kuras was hired on.Yahoo! Movies: Ellen Kuras Biography She has worked consistently since.
Though initially a documentary cinematographer, Kuras won three awards at the Sundance Film Festival for shooting dramatic films. Two of them, Angela and Personal Velocity: Three Portraits, were directed by Rebecca Miller, who Kuras continues to collaborate with.
Kuras has also worked extensively with director Michel Gondry. His 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind earned Kuras an Online Film Critics Society Award nomination for "Best Cinematography."IMDb: Ellen Kuras Awards
Notable Works
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Ellen Kuras Timeline
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1964: Born on July 10th in New Jersey
1992: Swoon - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1995: Angela - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1996: I Shot Andy Warhol - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1997: Dramatic Juror at the Sundance Film Festival
1999: Summer of Sam - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2000: Bamboozled - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2001: Blow - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2002: Personal Velocity: Three Portraits - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2002: Analyze That - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2003: Coffee and Cigarettes - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2005: The Ballad of Jack and Rose - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2005: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2005: Block Party - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2006: Neil Young: Heart of Gold - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2008: Shine a Light - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2008: Nerakhoon - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2008: Be Kind Rewind - IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
Ellen Kuras DVDs and Merchandise
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