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Karyn Kusama

Film Director / Screenwriter / Television Director / Film Producer | * 03/21/1968 (56) | Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA))
Karyn Kiyoko Kusama (born March 21, 1968) is an American filmmaker. She made her feature directorial debut with the sports drama film Girlfight (2000), for which she won Best Director and the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Kusama went on to direct the science fiction action film Æon Flux (2005), based on the animated series of the same name created by Peter Chung, and the horror comedy film Jennifer's Body (2009). After working extensively in television, Kusama directed the horror film The Invitation (2015), a segment in the horror anthology film XX (2017), and the crime drama film Destroyer (2018). Kusama currently serves as an executive producer on the Showtime survival horror thriller series ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Horror

Known for these Movies & Shows

When Erin Bell was a young cop, she was given an undercover assignment that ended badly and destroyed her life. Years later, she must face her demons in order to make peace with her past. ...

Destroyer

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2018 | 3.0/5 | 2h 1min
Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
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Diana Guzman begins to train as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers, all while keeping it a secret from her father. ...

Girlfight

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2000 | 3.1/5 | 1h 50min
Drama
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Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creep ...

The Invitation

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2015 | 3.2/5 | 1h 40min
Thriller, Horror
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This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a ...

Yellowjackets

TV-MA

2021- | 3.8/5 | 57min per episode
Drama, Mystery
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Awards & Nominations for Karyn Kusama

Grand Jury Prize Dramatic Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
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Movies with Karyn Kusama as Actress(5)

as herself2023 Sex on Screen
2023 Lynch/Oz
as herself2022 Body Parts
as herself2018 Half the Picture
as herself2017 78/52

Movies with Karyn Kusama as Crew(13)

Directing/Director2023 Bad Behavior
Production/Producer2023 Bad Behavior
Production/Executive Producer2023 Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Directing/Director2023 Breed
Directing/Director2018 Destroyer
Directing/Director2017 XX
Writing/Writer2017 XX
Directing/Director2015 Speechless
Directing/Director2015 The Invitation
Directing/Director2009 Jennifer's Body
Directing/Director2005 Æon Flux
Directing/Director2000 Girlfight
Writing/Writer2000 Girlfight

TV Shows/Series with Karyn Kusama as Crew(11)

Directing/Director2023 The Consultant
Production/Executive Producer2021 Yellowjackets
Directing/Director2021 Yellowjackets
Directing/Director2020 The Outsider
Directing/Director2016 Billions
Directing/Director2015 The Man in the High Castle
Directing/Director2014 Halt and Catch Fire
Directing/Director2013 Masters of Sex
Directing/Director2012 Chicago Fire
Directing/Director2008 In Treatment
Directing/Director2004 The L Word

Full Name: Karyn Kusama
Born: Thursday, 03/21 1968 (March) in Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 56 years + 34 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Spouses (current/former): Phil Hay
Other names for Karyn Kusama (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"캐린 쿠사마"
Karyn Kusama frequently works together with these people:
Phil Hay (8x, Crew)
Matt Manfredi (7x, Crew)
Alexandre O. Philippe (7x, Crew)
Michael Brandt (6x, Crew)
Robert Muratore (6x, Crew)
Brian Koppelman (5x, Crew)
Derek Haas (5x, Crew)
Christopher Cantwell (5x, Crew)
Steve Chikerotis (5x, Crew)
Chad Herschberger (5x, Crew)
Plummy Tucker (5x, Crew)
Zack Whedon (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:863832, Added: 11/14/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024