Todd Haynes
Born	January 2, 1961 (1961-01-02) (age 46) Encino, California, USA
Years active	1985 -
Awards Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay Nominated: 2003 Far From Heaven Golden Globe Awards Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Nominated: 2003 Far From Heaven

Todd Haynes (born January 2, 1961, in Encino, California) is a film director.

His 1987 film, Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (which chronicles the life of American singer Karen Carpenter using Barbie dolls as actors) caused Richard Carpenter to sue him and was removed from distribution.

His 1991 debut, Poison, based on the writings of Jean Genet, and partly funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, was targeted by the American Family Association's, Rev. Donald Wildmon as inappropriately federally funded "filth". His second effort, 1995's Safe, confirmed him as a maverick director capable of dealing with more issues than his new queer cinema tag might indicate.

He also directed the glam rock inspired Velvet Goldmine (1998), and the Douglas Sirk inspired Far From Heaven (2002).

Haynes is a semiotics graduate of Brown University, and received an MFA from Bard College. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

Awards & Nominations

• Poison (1991)
  • Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Winner - Dramatic
  • Berlin Film Festival Teddy Winner - Best Feature Film
• Velvet Goldmine (1998)
  • Cannes Film Festival Best Artistic Contribution Winner
• Far From Heaven (2002)
  • Venice Film Festival SIGNIS Award Winner - Honourable Mention

Filmography

Feature Films

• Poison (1991)
• Safe (1995)
• Velvet Goldmine (1998)
• Far From Heaven (2002)
• I'm Not There (2007)

Short Films

• Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud (1985)
• Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)

Television

• Dottie Gets Spanked (1993) Short

Music Videos

• Disappearer by Sonic Youth (1990)

External links

• Todd Haynes at the Internet Movie Database
• Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database
• The Trouble with Carol: The Costs of Feeling Good in Todd Haynes's Safe and the American Cultural Landscape by Julie Grossman (academic article)
• ToddHaynes.net : Todd Haynes Fan Community