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Ellen Kuras

Born July 10, 1959 · New Jersey, USA (age 67)

Ellen Kuras ASC (born July 10, 1959 in New Jersey) is an American cinematographer and director. She has collaborated several times with directors Michel Gondry and Spike Lee. In 2013 she was a member of the jury at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.

Known For

Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon · 2023

Killers of the Flower Moon

MovieCrimeHistory

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · 2004

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

MovieScience FictionDrama

Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

Blow

MovieCrimeDrama

The story of how George Jung, together with the Medellín Cartel led by Pablo Escobar, established the billion-dollar cocaine empire in the United States in the 1970s.

Lee

MovieHistoryDrama

The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

Analyze That

Analyze That · 2002

MovieComedyCrime

The mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel for help and finds that Sobel needs some serious help himself as he has inherited the family practice, as well as an excess stock of stress.

Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes · 2004

Coffee and Cigarettes

MovieComedyDrama

An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

He Got Game

He Got Game · 1998

A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.

A Little Chaos

A Little Chaos · 2015

MovieDramaRomance

A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace, they find themselves drawn to each other and are thrown into rivalries within the court of King Louis XIV.

Filmography

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Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon · 2023

Killers of the Flower Moon

MovieCrimeHistory

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

Second Unit Director

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · 2004

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

MovieScience FictionDrama

Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

Director of Photography

Blow

MovieCrimeDrama

The story of how George Jung, together with the Medellín Cartel led by Pablo Escobar, established the billion-dollar cocaine empire in the United States in the 1970s.

Director of Photography

Lee

MovieHistoryDrama

The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

Director

Analyze That

Analyze That · 2002

MovieComedyCrime

The mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel for help and finds that Sobel needs some serious help himself as he has inherited the family practice, as well as an excess stock of stress.

Director of Photography

Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes · 2004

Coffee and Cigarettes

MovieComedyDrama

An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

Director of Photography

He Got Game

He Got Game · 1998

A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.

Director of Photography

A Little Chaos

A Little Chaos · 2015

MovieDramaRomance

A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace, they find themselves drawn to each other and are thrown into rivalries within the court of King Louis XIV.

Director of Photography

Be Kind Rewind

Be Kind Rewind · 2008

MovieDramaComedy

A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films.

Director of Photography

Bamboozled

Bamboozled · 2000

MovieComedyDrama

Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.

Director of Photography

The Truth About Charlie

The Truth About Charlie · 2002

The Truth About Charlie

MovieThrillerMystery

Regina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to enigmatic Charlie. Upon her return to Paris, she finds that both her apartment and her bank account have been emptied, and her husband has been murdered. Stuck in ever-increasing danger and with four men pursuing her, another stranger offers assistance - but who can she trust?

Thanks

Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam · 1999

MovieCrimeDrama

Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.

Director of Photography

Away We Go

Away We Go · 2009

MovieDramaComedy

Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting their first child, Burt's parents inexplicably decide to move to Belgium, now leaving them in a place they hate and without a support structure in place. They set off on a whirlwind tour of of disparate locations where they have friends or relatives, sampling not only different cities and climates but also different families. Along the way they realize that the journey is less about discovering where they want to live and more about figuring out what type of parents they want to be.

Director of Photography

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad · 1999

MovieActionMystery

Three youthful delinquents escape conviction for their crimes by teaming with the LAPD.

Director of Photography

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

Dave Chappelle's Block Party · 2005

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

MovieComedyMusic

The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an unprecedented block party.

Director of Photography

If These Walls Could Talk

If These Walls Could Talk · 1996

If These Walls Could Talk

MovieTV MovieDrama

A powerful, intimate portrait of three women living in the same house during different eras who all face unplanned pregnancies. The vignettes follow a recently widowed nurse struggling to take control of her life in the early 50s, a mother of four balancing raising a family and maintaining a career in the 70s, and a student making a difficult decision with the help of one woman that will change the course of both their lives in the 90s.

Director of Photography

Beatles '64

Beatles '64 · 2024

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Featuring never-before-seen footage of the band and the legions of young fans who helped fuel their ascendance, follow McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Starr as they land in New York City in February 1964 and solidify their status as the biggest band in the world.

Director of Photography

Shine a Light

Shine a Light · 2008

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Martin Scorsese’s electrifying concert documentary captures The Rolling Stones live at New York’s Beacon Theatre during their A Bigger Bang tour. Filmed over two nights in 2006 with an all-star team of cinematographers, the film combines dynamic performances with archival footage and rare glimpses behind the scenes, offering a vibrant portrait of the band’s enduring energy and legacy.

Director of Photography

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

The Ballad of Jack and Rose · 2005

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against developers who wish to build in the area, he also craves more contact with other people. When he invites his girlfriend, Kathleen, and her sons, Rodney and Thaddius, to move in, Rose is upset. The complicated family dynamics makes things difficult for everyone in the house.

Director of Photography

Jane

MovieDocumentary

Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.

Director of Photography

Unzipped

Unzipped · 1995

MovieDocumentary

Isaac Mizrahi, one of the most successful designers in high fashion, plans his fall 1994 collection.

Director of Photography

Personal Velocity

Personal Velocity · 2002

Personal Velocity

In a series of three vignettes, three women in turn struggle to free themselves from the men who restrict their personal freedom.

Director of Photography

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese · 2019

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year.

Director of Photography

I Shot Andy Warhol

I Shot Andy Warhol · 1996

I Shot Andy Warhol

The story of Valerie Solanas, a '60s radical who preached misandry in her "SCUM" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but he repeatedly ignored her. So she shot him.

Director of Photography

The Terminal List

The Terminal List · 2022

The Terminal List

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

Navy SEAL Commander James Reece turns to vengeance as he investigates the mysterious forces behind the murder of his entire platoon. Free from the military's command structure, Reece applies the lessons he's learned from nearly two decades of warfare to hunt down the people responsible.

Director

The Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy · 2019

The Umbrella Academy

SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets — and a looming threat to humanity.

Director

Ozark

SeriesCrimeDrama

A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.

Director

Scarpetta

Scarpetta · 2026

SeriesDramaCrime

Renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns to her position as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner, where she investigates a haunting murder with eerie reminders from her first big case decades ago. In 1998, Scarpetta works alongside Detective Pete Marino and FBI Agent Benton Wesley as they investigate a series of brutal stranglings. Based on the best-selling novels by Patricia Cornwell.

Director

Legion

SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

David Haller, AKA Legion, is a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees might be real.

Director

Extrapolations

Extrapolations · 2023

SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Eight interconnected stories told over 33 years explore how our planet’s changing climate will affect family, work, faith—and survival.

Director

Inventing Anna

Inventing Anna · 2022

Audacious entrepreneur or con artist? A journalist chases down the story of Anna Delvey, who convinced New York's elite she was a German heiress.

Director

Catch-22

Catch-22 · 2019

SeriesComedyDrama

Pianosa Island, Italy, World War II. Bombardier John Yossarian tries to fulfill his duty, maintain sanity and return home as soon as possible, but incompetence and bureaucracy constantly stand in his way.

Producer

Brave New World

Brave New World · 2020

Brave New World

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

In a utopia whose perfection hinges upon control of monogamy and privacy, members of the collective begin to question the rules, putting their regimented society on a collision course with forbidden love and revolution.

Director

Falling Water

Falling Water · 2016

SeriesDramaMystery

The story of three unrelated people, who slowly realize that they are dreaming separate parts of a single common dream.

Director

Wormwood

Wormwood · 2017

SeriesDocumentaryCrime

In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.

Director of Photography

Pretend It's a City

Pretend It's a City · 2021

Pretend It's a City

SeriesDocumentaryComedy

Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.

Director of Photography

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

George Harrison: Living in the Material World · 2011

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

SeriesDocumentary

He was part of the most famous rock-'n'-roll quartet in history. But George Harrison was much more than just a member of The Beatles.

Director of Photography