Eric mendelssohn biography
Erich Mendelsohn; 21 March – 15 September was a German-British architect, known for his expressionist architecture in the s, as well as for developing a dynamic functionalism in his projects for department stores and cinemas.
Erich Mendelsohn); 21 March – 15 September ) was a German-British architect, known for his expressionist architecture in the s, as well as for..
Eric Mendelsohn
American film director
For the German Jewish architect, see Erich Mendelsohn.
Eric Mendelsohn | |
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| Born | (1964-11-01) November 1, 1964 (age 60) Old Bethpage, Long Island, New York |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1993-present |
Eric Mendelsohn (born November 1, 1964) is an American film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Two of his films have been screened in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes: Through an Open Window in 1992[1] and Judy Berlin in 1999.,[2] which won the Directing Award at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.[3] His third film, 3 Backyards, also earned the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010, making him the only person in history to receive that honor twice.[4] Mendelsohn also co-wrote the screenplay of the 2017 film Love After Love with Russell Harbaugh.[5]
He teaches at Columbia University's School of the Arts in