Nathaniel Kahn (born November 9, 1962, Philadelphia) is an American filmmaker. His documentaries My Architect (2003) — about his father, the famous architect Louis Kahn — and Two Hands (2006) were nominated for Academy Awards. His mother is Harriet Pattison.Kahn is a graduate of Germantown Friends School and Yale University.
I know I should feel anger at my father for certain things. But since he died when I was 11, I never got to that point.
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As a child, my father's architecture seemed to me to be industrial in a way. It seemed harsh and kind of chilly; I didn't respond to it.
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There are a lot of bad films out there. There's a lot of bad architecture out there, and I think sometimes it takes a lot of time to begin to see what's really good. And I think what the test seems to be is, what really sticks with you. And what really becomes a part of your life.
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My father was my hero, and he died when I was 11. So, I really never experienced the kind of natural teenage rebellion or the anger at him. I never experienced those feelings as a young person.
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Fact
1
One of 115 invitees to join AMPAS in 2007.
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Son of legendary architect Louis I. Kahn and landscape architect Harriet Pattison. Kahn also had a daughter, Alexandra, with architect Anne Tyng. Although he privately acknowledged Nathaniel and Alexandra as his, Kahn left them out of his Will, leaving his entire estate to his wife and their daughter.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Telescope
2016
TV Movie documentary
Earth 2050: The Future of Energy
2011
TV Movie documentary
My Architect
2003
Documentary writer
Canary of the Ocean
1997
Documentary
My Father's Garden
1996
Documentary
Amazon Journal
1995
Wilderness: The Last Stand
1993
Documentary screenplay
The Room
1992
Short
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Telescope
2016
TV Movie documentary
Earth 2050: The Future of Energy
2011
TV Movie documentary
Two Hands: The Leon Fleisher Story
2006
Documentary short
Time Piece
2006
Documentary segment "Andrew's Story"
The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan
2004
TV Movie documentary
My Architect
2003
Documentary
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Telescope
2016
TV Movie documentary producer
Two Hands: The Leon Fleisher Story
2006
Documentary short producer
My Architect
2003
Documentary producer
Window to the Universe
2000
TV Movie documentary co-executive producer
Lifebreath
1997
associate producer
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lifebreath
1997
Dr. Peck
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Two Hands: The Leon Fleisher Story
2006
Documentary short additional cinematographer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
James Castle: Portrait of an Artist
2008
Documentary special thanks
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
2004
Documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
My Architect
2003
Documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2004
DGA Award
Directors Guild of America, USA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
$200,000
