Edward Lachman
Edward Lachman is an American cinematographer and director. He has primarily worked in independent film, and has served as director of photography on films by Todd Haynes, Pablo Larrain, Ulrich Seidl, Wim Wenders, Steven Soderbergh and Paul Schrader.
Lachman has received four Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominations for his work on Far from Heaven, Carol, El Conde, and Maria.
His other work includes La Soufrière, Desperately Seeking Susan, Mississippi Masala, The Virgin Suicides, Erin Brockovich, A Prairie Home Companion, and Life During Wartime.
For his work on television, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie for the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.
Early life
Lachman was born to a Jewish family in Morristown, New Jersey, the son of Rosabel and Edward Lachman, a movie theater distributor and owner. He attended Harvard University and studied in France at the University of Tours before pursuing a BFA in painting at Ohio University. He has a daughter, Bella Lachman who lives in Amsterdam.Career
In 1989, Lachman co-directed a segment of the anthology film Imagining America. In 2002, he co-directed the controversial Ken Park with Larry Clark. In 2013, Lachman produced a series of videos in collaboration with French electronic duo Daft Punk, for their album Random Access Memories.Filmography
Cinematographer
Film
Documentary film
Television
Director
Feature film- Ken Park
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1989 | Imagining America | Segment "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" |
| 1990 | Red Hot + Blue | Segment "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" |