Kuras lands Vision award
Cinematographer feted for work in features, docus
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The award honors a cinematographer's work in feature and documentary filmmaking.
Kuras has lensed a wide range of docu and narrative pics, including "The Mod Squad," "Unzipped," "Swoon," "30," "4 Little Girls," "Postcards From America," "Century of Women," "Roy Cohn/Jack Smith," "Angela" and "I Shot Andy Warhol." She most recently completed "Summer of Sam," which premiered at Cannes last month.
She also won the best cinematography award at the Sundance Film Festival for "Swoon" in 1992 and for "Angela" in 1995.
With an interest in both anthropology and film, Kuras began her documentary career in jobs ranging from production assistant to soundtrack editor and camera assistant. She made her first docu in 1987 in Cambodia and her first narrative feature film in 1990.
"I feel incredibly lucky to have had opportunities to work with talented directors and other filmmakers who have something important to say about the human condition," said Kuras. "I am also lucky to be working at a time when cinematographers are getting recognition for their artistic achievements and visuals are recognized as an important part of the storytelling process."
For more information, call (323) 463-6040 or visit WIF's Web site at www.wif.org.
