Is an American cinematographer and director. Lachman is mostly associated with the American independent film movement and has served as director of photography on films by Todd Haynes (including Far from Heaven in 2002 and Carol in 2015, both of which earned Lachman Oscar nominations[1]), Ulrich Seidl, Wim Wenders, Steven Soderbergh, and Paul Schrader. His other work includes Werner Herzog’s La Soufrière (1977), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Sofia Coppola’s directorial debut, The Virgin Suicides (1999), Robert Altman’s last picture A Prairie Home Companion (2006), and Todd Solondz’s Life During Wartime (2009).[2] He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.
In 1989, Lachman co-directed a segment of the anthology film Imagining America.[3] In 2002, Lachman co-directed the controversial Ken Park with Larry Clark. In 2013, Lachman produced a series of videos in collaboration with French electronic duo Daft Punk, for the duo’s album Random Access Memories.
