Damien Sayre Chazelle (/ ʃ ə ˈ z ɛ l /; born January 19, 1985) is a French-American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for his films Whiplash (2014), La La Land (2016), and First Man (2018).. For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, which was nominated for …