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Steven Soderbergh
Directing Traffic, Erin Brockovich and Ocean’s Eleven across independent and mainstream cinema.
Sex, Lies, and Videotape · Traffic
- Born
- 14 January 1963
- Birthplace
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh is an American filmmaker known for moving between genres, budgets and production methods.
Early life
Louisiana upbringing
Grew up largely in Baton Rouge.
Early camera work
Made films as a teenager and worked in production before his feature breakthrough.
Career
- 1989
Independent breakthrough
Sex, Lies, and Videotape won the Palme d’Or.
- 2000
Two major films
Released Erin Brockovich and Traffic, receiving directing nominations for both.
- 2000s onward
Varied productions
Made commercial ensembles, experimental films and television projects.
Selected work
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Helped bring American independent cinema wider commercial attention.
Traffic
Connected several perspectives on the drug trade.
Ocean’s Eleven
Reworked the heist film as a stylish ensemble entertainment.
Beyond directing
Multiple crafts
Frequently shoots and edits his own films under pseudonyms.
Production experiments
Has explored digital cameras, phone filmmaking and alternative release methods.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Academy Awards: 2001 ceremony ↗Photo: Jan Beránek. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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