Ross Kauffman | |
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| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, cinematographer |
Ross Kauffman is an American film director, producer, and cinematographer. He has directed Born into Brothels (2004), which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film, E-Team (2014), Of Medicine and Miracles (2022) and Wild Wild Space (2024).
In 2004, Kauffman co-directed alongside Zana Briski, edited, and served as cinematographer on Born into Brothels , which had its world premiere at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival in January 2004, [1] and was released by ThinkFilm and HBO Documentary Films in December 2004. [2] The film went onto win Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. [3]
In 2014, Kauffman directed, produced, and served as cinematographer on E-Team alongside Katy Chevigny, which had its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Netflix. [4] [5]
In 2019, Kauffman directed, produced, and served as cinematographer on Tigerland produced by Fisher Stevens, for Discovery Channel. [6] [7] In 2021, Kauffman directed the short film What Would Sophia Loren Do? for Netflix. [8]
In 2022, Kauffman directed Of Medicine and Miracles which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival in June 2022. [9] In 2024, Kauffman directed Wild Wild Space for HBO. [10]
Kauffman has also directed the short films Still Plays with Trains, [11] Waterproof, [12] and Winding Path. [13]