Eric Saarinen

Eric Saarinen (26 June 1942) is an American cinematographer and film director. His parents were the famous architect Eero Saarinen and his first wife, sculptor Lilian Swann Saarinen.

Saarinen has photographed several features, including Lost in America directed by Albert Brooks. Exploratorium was nominated for the Best Short Film Oscar. In 1982 he finished the film Symbiosis, which was shown in Walt Disney World for 28 million people. It was filmed in 24 countries on 70 mm film.

Eric Saarinen has directed and co-produced a document about his father's work in PBS series American Masters. His parents divorced when Eric was 12 years old. As a student he worked in his father's office, but he did not became as passionate about architecture as his father or his grandfather, Eliel Saarinen.

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