Nathaniel Kahn
Nathaniel Kahn (born November 9, 1962, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American filmmaker. His documentaries My Architect (2003) – about his father, the architect Louis Kahn – and Two Hands (2006) were nominated for Academy Awards. His mother is landscape architect Harriet Pattison.
Nathaniel Kahn
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- 9 November 1962
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Occupation
- Filmmaker
- Education
- Yale University
- Nationality
- United States
- Honours
- Directors Guild of America Award
- Languages
- English
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Nathaniel Kahn (born November 9, 1962, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American filmmaker. His documentaries My Architect (2003) – about his father, the architect Louis Kahn – and Two Hands (2006) were nominated for Academy Awards. His mother is landscape architect Harriet Pattison.
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In 2018 Kahn directed the HBO documentary The Price of Everything about the exponential sums paid for works on the Contemporary art market. In 2023, he directed Deep Sky. Kahn is a graduate of Germantown Friends School and Yale University.
Nathaniel Kahn studied at Yale University, Germantown Friends School and Timothy Dwight College. The recorded working language is English. Work by Nathaniel Kahn is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art. Distinctions recorded are Directors Guild of America Award.
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• Born — 9 November 1962 • Birthplace — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Occupation — Filmmaker • Mother — Harriet Pattison • Father — Louis Kahn • Education — Yale University • Notable Works — * My Architect • Two Hands
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