Directors Guild of America

Lisa Cholodenko

Director

Credits

Writer/Director: Features: The Kids Are All Right (2010); Laurel Canyon (2003); High Art (1998). Director: Hung: "Beaverland" (2010); Cavedweller (2004, Showtime orig. feature); The L-Word: "Lynch Pin" (2004); 6 Feet Under: "Familla" (2002); Homicide: "Different Coins" (1999).

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DGA Quarterly

Shot to Remember

The Kids Are All Right

In Lisa Cholodenko's The Kids Are All Right, evidence of an affair sparks an epiphany the audience can feel from the inside out.

DGA Quarterly Mini-Series Lisa Cholodenko

One Director, One Miniseries

Not only does having a single director on a miniseries assure a unified vision, it can help the logistics of a complicated production. We asked five solo directors to describe their experience doing it all.

DGA Quarterly Screening Room Five Easy Pieces Jack Nicholson

Screening Room: Lisa Cholodenko dissects Five Easy Pieces, again

When Lisa Cholodenko first saw Bob Rafelson’s masterpiece in film school, it was a class in psychological realism. The lesson of openness between director and actor informs her work today.

Tough Choices

Lisa Cholodenko

After success with High Art and Laurel Canyon, Lisa Cholodenko deliberated on what to do next. With The Kids Are All Right, she set out to do a personal film that can still be commercial.