Todd Haynes
Biography
Todd Haynes is a filmmaker born on January 2, 1961. He gained public attention with his short film Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987) and feature directorial debut Poison (1991), which explored AIDS-era queer perceptions and subversions. His later films include the critically lauded Safe (1995), Velvet Goldmine (1998), and Far from Heaven (2002), earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.