Eric Mendelsohn

American film director

For the German Jewish architect, see Erich Mendelsohn.

Eric Mendelsohn

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

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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 New York City.[6] Mendelsohn is one of five siblings. One of his brothers is author and critic Daniel Mendelsohn.[7]

## Filmography

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* Through an Open Window (1993)
* Judy Berlin (1999)
* 3 Backyards (2010)

## References

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1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Through an Open Window". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Judy Berlin". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
3. ^ "Sundance Film Festival (1999)". IMDb. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
4. ^ "Woodstock Film Festival".
5. ^ Rooney, David (April 22, 2017). "'Love After Love': Film Review; Tribeca 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
6. ^ "Columbia University: Eric Mendelsohn". columbia.edu. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
7. ^ Foundas, Scott (January 21, 2010). "3 Backyards: Secrets and Insides". Retrieved December 25, 2016.

## External links

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Sundance Film Festival Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic

* Morgan J. Freeman (1997)
* Darren Aronofsky (1998)
* Eric Mendelsohn (1999)
* Karyn Kusama (2000)
* John Cameron Mitchell (2001)
* Gary Winick (2002)
* Catherine Hardwicke (2003)
* Debra Granik (2004)
* Noah Baumbach (2005)
* Dito Montiel (2006)
* Jeffrey Blitz (2007)
* Lance Hammer (2008)
* Cary Joji Fukunaga (2009)
* Eric Mendelsohn (2010)
* Sean Durkin (2011)
* Ava DuVernay (2012)
* Joey Soloway (2013)
* Cutter Hodierne (2014)
* Robert Eggers (2015)
* Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (2016)
* Eliza Hittman (2017)
* Sara Colangelo (2018)
* Joe Talbot (2019)
* Radha Blank (2020)
* Sian Heder (2021)
* Jamie Dack (2022)
* Sing J. Lee (2023)
* Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio (2024)
* Rashad Frett (2025)

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