A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
캐린 쿠사마
Birthplace:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Born:
March 21, 1968
Karyn Kiyoko Kusama (born March 21, 1968) is an American filmmaker. She made her directorial and writing feature film debut with the sports drama Girlfight (2000) for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Kusama went on to direct the science fiction action film Æon Flux (2005), based on Peter Chung's animated series of the same name and the cult horror comedy film Jennifer's Body (2009). After working extensively as a television director, Kusama directed the horror film The Invitation (2015), a segment in the all-female horror anthology film XX (2017), and the Nicole Kidman-starring crime thriller film Destroyer (2018). Among her accolades, Kusama has received awards from the Cannes Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival.
Director:
2000 Girlfight
2005 Æon Flux
2009 Jennifer's Body
2015 Speechless
2016 The Invitation
2017 XX
2018 Destroyer
???? Bad Behavior
???? Breed
Executive Producer:
2000 Girlfight
2005 Æon Flux
2009 Jennifer's Body
2015 Speechless
2016 The Invitation
2017 XX
2018 Destroyer
2023 Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
???? Bad Behavior
???? Breed
???? Untitled Lovecraft Thriller
Producer:
2000 Girlfight
2005 Æon Flux
2009 Jennifer's Body
2015 Speechless
2016 The Invitation
2017 XX
2018 Destroyer
2023 Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
???? Bad Behavior
???? Breed
???? Untitled Lovecraft Thriller
Writer:
2000 Girlfight
2005 Æon Flux
2009 Jennifer's Body
2015 Speechless
2016 The Invitation
2017 XX
2018 Destroyer
2023 Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
???? Bad Behavior
???? Breed
???? Untitled Lovecraft Thriller
Director:
2004 The L Word
2008 In Treatment
2012 Chicago Fire
2013 Masters of Sex
2014 Halt and Catch Fire
2015 The Man in the High Castle
2016 Billions
2020 The Outsider
2021 Yellowjackets
2023 Dead Ringers
2023 The Consultant
Executive Producer:
2004 The L Word
2008 In Treatment
2012 Chicago Fire
2013 Masters of Sex
2014 Halt and Catch Fire
2015 The Man in the High Castle
2016 Billions
2020 The Outsider
2021 Yellowjackets
2023 Dead Ringers
2023 The Consultant
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