Steven Andrew Soderbergh (/ˈsoÊŠdÉ™rbÉœË rÉ¡/; born January 14, 1963)
is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer,
and editor. An early pioneer of modern independent cinema, Soderbergh
is an acclaimed and prolific filmmaker.Soderbergh's
directorial-breakthrough indie drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape
(1989)â€"lifted him into the public spotlight as a notable presence in
the film industry. At 26, Soderbergh became the youngest solo director
to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival which garnered the
film worldwide commercial success, among numerous accolades. His
breakthrough saw him to Hollywood where he directed crime comedy Out
of Sight (1998); biopic Erin Brockovich (2000) and crime drama film
Traffic (2000), the latter winning him the Academy Award for Best
Director. He found further popular and critical success with the
Ocean's trilogy and film franchise (2001â€"18); Contagion (2011);
Magic Mike (2012); Side Effects (2013); Logan Lucky (2017); and Unsane
(2018). Despite his film career spanning a multitude of genres, his
cinematic niche centers on psychological, crime, and heist thrillers.
His films have grossed over US$2.2 billion worldwide and garnered nine
Oscar nominations, winning seven.Soderbergh's films often revolve
around familiar concepts often used for big budget Hollywood movies
but with an avant garde arthouse approach to them. They center on the
themes of shifting personal identities, vengeance, sexuality,
morality, and the human condition. His feature films retain
distinctive cinematography as a result of his liberal use of
avant-garde cinema coupled with unconventional film and camera
formats. Many of Soderbergh's films are anchored by multi-dimensional
storylines with plot twists, nonlinear storytelling, experimental
sequencing, suspenseful soundscapes, and third person vantage
points.Soderbergh was born on January 14, 1963, in Atlanta, Georgia,
to Mary Ann (née Bernard) and Peter Andrew Soderbergh, who was a
university administrator and educator. He has Swedish, Irish, and
Italian roots. Soderbergh's paternal grandfather immigrated to the
U.S. from Stockholm. As a child, he moved with his family to
Charlottesville, Virginia, where he lived during his adolescence, and
then to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his father became Dean of
Education at Louisiana State University (LSU). Soderbergh discovered
filmmaking as a teenager and directed short films with a Super 8 and
16 mm cameras. He attended the Louisiana State University Laboratory
School for high school before graduating and moving to Hollywood to
pursue professional filmmaking. In his first job he worked as a game
show composer and cue card holder; soon after which he found work as a
freelance film editor. During this time, he directed the concert video
9012Live for the rock band Yes in 1985, for which he received a Grammy
Award nomination for Best Music Video, Long Form.
is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer,
and editor. An early pioneer of modern independent cinema, Soderbergh
is an acclaimed and prolific filmmaker.Soderbergh's
directorial-breakthrough indie drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape
(1989)â€"lifted him into the public spotlight as a notable presence in
the film industry. At 26, Soderbergh became the youngest solo director
to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival which garnered the
film worldwide commercial success, among numerous accolades. His
breakthrough saw him to Hollywood where he directed crime comedy Out
of Sight (1998); biopic Erin Brockovich (2000) and crime drama film
Traffic (2000), the latter winning him the Academy Award for Best
Director. He found further popular and critical success with the
Ocean's trilogy and film franchise (2001â€"18); Contagion (2011);
Magic Mike (2012); Side Effects (2013); Logan Lucky (2017); and Unsane
(2018). Despite his film career spanning a multitude of genres, his
cinematic niche centers on psychological, crime, and heist thrillers.
His films have grossed over US$2.2 billion worldwide and garnered nine
Oscar nominations, winning seven.Soderbergh's films often revolve
around familiar concepts often used for big budget Hollywood movies
but with an avant garde arthouse approach to them. They center on the
themes of shifting personal identities, vengeance, sexuality,
morality, and the human condition. His feature films retain
distinctive cinematography as a result of his liberal use of
avant-garde cinema coupled with unconventional film and camera
formats. Many of Soderbergh's films are anchored by multi-dimensional
storylines with plot twists, nonlinear storytelling, experimental
sequencing, suspenseful soundscapes, and third person vantage
points.Soderbergh was born on January 14, 1963, in Atlanta, Georgia,
to Mary Ann (née Bernard) and Peter Andrew Soderbergh, who was a
university administrator and educator. He has Swedish, Irish, and
Italian roots. Soderbergh's paternal grandfather immigrated to the
U.S. from Stockholm. As a child, he moved with his family to
Charlottesville, Virginia, where he lived during his adolescence, and
then to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his father became Dean of
Education at Louisiana State University (LSU). Soderbergh discovered
filmmaking as a teenager and directed short films with a Super 8 and
16 mm cameras. He attended the Louisiana State University Laboratory
School for high school before graduating and moving to Hollywood to
pursue professional filmmaking. In his first job he worked as a game
show composer and cue card holder; soon after which he found work as a
freelance film editor. During this time, he directed the concert video
9012Live for the rock band Yes in 1985, for which he received a Grammy
Award nomination for Best Music Video, Long Form.
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