Damien Chazelle
Birthplace: Providence
Born: 1985-01-19
Occupations recorded in source
cinematographer; director; film or television director; film producer; screenwriter
Biography from Wikipedia
Damien Sayre Chazelle (/ʃəˈzɛl/; born January 19, 1985) is a French-American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romance La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the epic tragedy Babylon (2022).
For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, which was nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning six including Best Director, making him the youngest person to win the award at age 32.
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound
Directing
- Babylon (2022)
- First Man (2018)
- La La Land (2016)
- Whiplash (2014)
- Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009)
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Damon Gupton · 2 films
- J.K. Simmons · 2 films
- Lukas Haas · 2 films
- Ryan Gosling · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.