Haskell Wexler

Haskell Wexler is one of the most important cinematographers working in the film industry today. His work has spanned six decades. Wexler shot his first film in 1947. He’s photographed a wide range of films that have earned him five Academy Award nominations and two Oscars for Best Cinematography. Wexler won Academy Awards for his work on Mike Nichols’ Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Hal Ashby’s Bound for Glory. Wexler is also known for his work on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, In the Heat of the Night and The Thomas Crown Affair to name just a few. He’s also done television work, earning an Emmy nod for the lensing of the HBO movie 61*, directed by Billy Crystal.

As a director, Wexler made over 50 films including, Medium Cool, a groundbreaking film shot during the Democratic convention in Chicago and Latino in Nicaragua, which received a special honor at Cannes Film Festival. He’s also directed the documentaries The Bus, Bus II and Bus Riders Union; Introduction to the Enemy, shot in Vietnam with Jane Fonda; Interview With My Lai Veterans, which also won an Academy Award; No Nukes with Barbara Kopple, and Target Nicaragua: Inside a Secret War.