Cast & creator
Damien Chazelle
Best known for Heart of the Beast, Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter, Whiplash
Damien Sayre Chazelle (/ʃəˈzɛl/; born January 19, 1985) is a French-American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romance La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period black comedy Babylon (2022). For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning six, including Best Director, making him the youngest person to win the award at age 32. He has also directed two episodes of the Netflix limited series The Eddy (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Damien Chazelle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Damien Sayre Chazelle
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Filmography (52)
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Heart of the Beast
Executive Producer
2026
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Whiplash
Writer
2014Whiplash
Director
2014Whiplash
Original Film Writer
2014
Babylon
Writer
2022Babylon
Director
2022
La La Land
Writer
2016La La Land
Lyricist
2016La La Land
Director
2016
First Man
Director
2018First Man
Producer
2018
10 Cloverfield Lane
Screenplay
2016
The Eddy
Executive Producer
2020The Eddy
Director
2020
Movies with Ali Plumb
Self
2016
The Last Exorcism Part II
Writer
2013
Mostra, Venise
Self
2022Sacrifice
Director
Sacrifice
Writer
Sacrifice
Producer
Cold Comes the Night
Thanks
2013
Grand Piano
Writer
2013
Cam
Thanks
2018
Tribeca 25
Self
2026
Whiplash
Director
2013Whiplash
Writer
2013
He's Way More Famous Than You
Thanks
2013
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Self
2022
Friedkin Uncut
Self
2018
DRUMMER
Thanks
2026
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Self
2018
Dead Pigs
Thanks
2018
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
Self
2023
Hollywood Babylon
2025
La La La
Self - Director
2018
Ritratti di cinema
Self
2025
Mr. Jimmy
Thanks
2023Evel Knievel on Tour
Director
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
Drumming Instructor (uncredited)
2010Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
Director
2010Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
Writer
2010Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
Editor
2010Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
Production Supervisor
2010Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
Director of Photography
2010Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
Songs
2010Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
Producer
2010
The Costumes of Babylon
Self
2023
Fellini of the Spirits
Self
2020
Beeswax
Post Production Assistant
2009Untitled Matthew Vaughn Musical
Writer
The Claim
Writer