Overview
Caleb Deschanel
Known For
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
A very special encounter between legendary American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond...
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
The behind-the-scenes story of how "Casablanca" became an American film...
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Documentary about the work of film director Michael Curtiz.
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
A select group of key creative forces involved in the...
Shadows of Suspense
A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the...
Biography
Caleb Deschanel is an American film cinematographer and film/television director. He has been nominated for six Academy Awards, each time in the field of cinematography. The first nomination came in 1983 for the film The Right Stuff. His second was in 1984 for The Natural, the third in 1996 for Fly Away Home, the fourth in 2000 for The Patriot, the fifth for The Passion of the Christ (2004), and the sixth for Never Look Away (2018). He is the father of actresses Emily Deschanel and Zooey Deschanel.