| Eric Mendelsohn | |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Old Bethpage, Long Island, New York |
| Occupation: | Film director Screenwriter |
| Yearsactive: | 1993-present |
Eric Mendelsohn (born November 1, 1964) is an American film director and screenwriter.
Two of his films have been screened in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes: Through an Open Window in 1992[1] and Judy Berlin in 1999.,[2] which won the Directing Award at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.[3] His third film, 3 Backyards, also earned the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010, making him the only person in history to receive that honor twice.[4] Mendelsohn also co-wrote the screenplay of the 2017 film Love After Love with Russell Harbaugh.[5]
He teaches at Columbia University's School of the Arts in New York City.[6] Mendelsohn is one of five siblings. One of his brothers is author and critic Daniel Mendelsohn.[7]