Karyn Kusama
Directing
Born March 21, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Bad Behavior
The Terror: Devil in Silver
Chain Reactions
Self
Boorman and the Devil
Self
Lynch/Oz
Host (Chapter 4: 'Multitudes') (voice)
Dead Ringers
Sex on Screen
Self
The Consultant
Body Parts
Self
Yellowjackets
The Outsider
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Destroyer
Half the Picture
Self
78/52
Self
XX
The Invitation
Billions
Speechless
Casual
The Man in the High Castle
Halt and Catch Fire
Masters of Sex
Chicago Fire
Jennifer's Body
In Treatment
Æon Flux
The L Word
Girlfight