Eric Mendelsohn

Birthday: November 1, 1964 in Old Bethpage, Long Island, New York, USA

Eric Mendelsohn graduated in fine arts at the Purchase New York State University in 1989. He became a painter and made a debut in the movies as assistant to Jeffrey Kurland, Woody Allen's costume ...Show More

Eric Mendelsohn graduated in fine arts at the Purchase New York State University in 1989. He became a painter and made a debut in the movies as assistant to Jeffrey Kurland, Woody Allen's costume designer. Hemade his first film - a short entitled 'Through An Open Window - in 1992. Six years later he directed his first feature, the poetic and brilliant Babylon, USA (1999), which earned him the best director award at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. Hide