Lisa Cholodenko
| Lisa Cholodenko | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 5, 1964 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
San Francisco State University Columbia University (M.F.A.) |
| Occupation | Director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Notable work |
High Art Laurel Canyon The Kids Are All Right |
| Partner(s) | Wendy Melvoin |
| Children | 1 |
Lisa Cholodenko (born June 5, 1964) is an American screenwriter and director of film and television. She has made the films High Art, Laurel Canyon and The Kids Are All Right.
Cholodenko was born in the San Fernando Valley of California, the daughter of Marcia Cholodenko (née Elins) and Paul Cholodenko. She is the middle daughter of three sisters: her older sister is Karen Kardan, her younger sister is Laura Cholodenko.
Cholodenko is from a liberal Jewish family. Her paternal grandparents emigrated from Ukraine. Cholodenko's paternal great grandfather was from Kiev, Ukraine.
Cholodenko studied anthropology, ethnic studies, and women's studies at San Francisco State University She travelled to India and Nepal and spent 18 months in Jerusalem after graduation.
She then enrolled at Columbia University School of the Arts in 1992, earning an MFA in screenwriting and directing in 1997, where James Schamus was one of her professors, who would later become the CEO of Focus Features.
She got her start in the film industry in New York in the early 1990s. She worked as an apprentice editor on John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood and as an assistant editor on Beeban Kidron's Used People.
While at Columbia, Cholodenko wrote and directed a number of short films, including Souvenir (1994), which screened at numerous international film festivals and Dinner Party (1997), which aired on UK, French, and Swiss television, and was a winner of the British Film Institute’s Channel 4 TX prize.
Miloš Forman provided mentorship and encouragement as Cholodenko made her feature film debut with High Art.High Art won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival as well as the National Society of Film Critics award for Ally Sheedy's performance. Both High Art and her next film, Laurel Canyon, premiered at Cannes Director's Fortnight. The Joni Mitchell record Ladies of the Canyon was the catalyst for Laurel Canyon, which was set and filmed in the heart of the Hollywood Hills.
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