In 2004, Kauffman co-directed alongside Zana Briski, edited, and served as cinematographer on Born into Brothels, which had its world premiere at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival in January 2004,[1] and was released by ThinkFilm and HBO Documentary Films in December 2004.[2] The film went onto win Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.[3]
In 2014, Kauffman directed, produced, and served as cinematographer on E-Team alongside Katy Chevigny, which had its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Netflix.[4][5]
In 2019, Kauffman directed, produced, and served as cinematographer on Tigerland produced by Fisher Stevens, for Discovery Channel.[6][7] In 2021, Kauffman directed the short film What Would Sophia Loren Do? for Netflix.[8]
In 2022, Kauffman directed Of Medicine and Miracles which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival in June 2022.[9] In 2024, Kauffman directed Wild Wild Space for HBO.[10]
Kauffman has also directed the short films Still Plays with Trains,[11] Waterproof,[12] and Winding Path.[13]
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