
Ellen Kuras
Known for camera · Born 10 July 1959 · 67 · New Jersey, USA
71 credits
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

The Umbrella Academy
2019

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004

Blow
2001

Killers of the Flower Moon
2023

Ozark
2017

Legion
2017

Be Kind Rewind
2008

Analyze That
2002

The Terminal List
2022

Coffee and Cigarettes
2004

He Got Game
1998

Inventing Anna
2022
Acting (6)
2016The 4%: Film's Gender ProblemSelfFilm
2012Side by SideSelfFilm
2009No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & VilmosSelfFilm
2008Shooting WomenSelfFilm
2007Women Behind the CameraSelfFilm
2006September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block PartySelfFilm
Camera (48)
2026Aldeas, the Final Dream of Pope FrancisDirector of PhotographyFilm
2024Beatles '64Director of PhotographyFilm
2022Personality Crisis: One Night OnlyDirector of PhotographyFilm
2021Pretend It's a CityDirector of PhotographySeries
2021Bob Dylan: Odds and EndsDirector of PhotographyFilm
2020David Byrne's American UtopiaDirector of PhotographyFilm
2020Making 'The Irishman'Director of PhotographyFilm
2019Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin ScorseseDirector of PhotographyFilm
2017JaneDirector of PhotographyFilm
2017WormwoodDirector of PhotographyFilm
2017WormwoodDirector of PhotographySeries
2017Bob Dylan: Trouble No MoreDirector of PhotographyFilm
2016Monster in the MindDirector of PhotographyFilm
2015A Little ChaosDirector of PhotographyFilm
2011Public SpeakingDirector of PhotographyFilm
2011George Harrison: Living in the Material WorldDirector of PhotographySeries
2009Away We GoDirector of PhotographyFilm
2008Be Kind RewindDirector of PhotographyFilm
2008Shine a LightDirector of PhotographyFilm
2007Lou Reed's BerlinDirector of PhotographyFilm
2006Neil Young: Heart of GoldDirector of PhotographyFilm
2005The Ballad of Jack and RoseDirector of PhotographyFilm
2005Dave Chappelle's Block PartyDirector of PhotographyFilm
2004Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindDirector of PhotographyFilm
2004Coffee and CigarettesDirector of PhotographyFilm
2002Analyze ThatDirector of PhotographyFilm
2002Personal VelocityDirector of PhotographyFilm
2002Jim Brown: All-AmericanDirector of PhotographyFilm
2001BlowDirector of PhotographyFilm
2001A Huey P. Newton StoryDirector of PhotographyFilm
2000BamboozledDirector of PhotographyFilm
1999Summer of SamDirector of PhotographyFilm
1999The Mod SquadDirector of PhotographyFilm
1998He Got GameDirector of PhotographyFilm
1998Just the TicketDirector of PhotographyFilm
19974 Little GirlsDirector of PhotographyFilm
1996I Shot Andy WarholDirector of PhotographyFilm
1996If These Walls Could TalkDirector of PhotographyFilm
1996AngelaDirector of PhotographyFilm
1996The DadshuttleDirector of PhotographyFilm
1995UnzippedDirector of PhotographyFilm
1995Postcards from AmericaDirector of PhotographyFilm
1995Roy Cohn/Jack SmithDirector of PhotographyFilm
1993Geoffrey Beene 30Director of PhotographyFilm
1992SwoonDirector of PhotographyFilm
1992Guerrillas In Our MidstDirector of PhotographyFilm
1989Samsara: Death and Rebirth in CambodiaDirector of PhotographyFilm
1989He Was OnceAssistant CameraFilm
Crew (2)
2002The Truth About CharlieThanksFilm
1994the heart of the matterCinematographyFilm
Directing (13)
2026ScarpettaDirectorSeries
2024LeeDirectorFilm
2023Killers of the Flower MoonSecond Unit DirectorFilm
2023ExtrapolationsDirectorSeries
2022The Terminal ListDirectorSeries
2022Inventing AnnaDirectorSeries
2020Brave New WorldDirectorSeries
2019The Umbrella AcademyDirectorSeries
2017OzarkDirectorSeries
2017LegionDirectorSeries
2016Falling WaterDirectorSeries
2008The Betrayal – NerakhoonDirector, Writer, Director of PhotographyFilm
1989American Stories: Food, Family and PhilosophyAssistant DirectorFilm
Lighting (1)
1990The World According to John ColtraneGafferFilm
Production (1)
2019Catch-22Producer, DirectorSeries