Who wrote and directed the 1989 independent film Sex, Lies, and Videotape?

Who wrote and directed the 1989 independent film Sex, Lies, and Videotape? Steven Soderbergh wrote and directed it. The film was his feature-film debut as a writer-director and became a landmark of the American independent-film boom.

The story centers on a troubled married couple, the wife’s sister, and a returning college friend who videotapes women discussing their sexuality and fantasies. Soderbergh wrote the screenplay in only eight days during a cross-country trip, although he had been developing the idea for about a year.

Made on a budget of approximately $1.2 million and filmed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the movie became an international success. It won the Palme d’Or and the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes, while James Spader won Best Actor. Soderbergh also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. The film later entered the National Film Registry in 2006, recognized for its cultural, historical, or aesthetic importance.