Karyn Kusama
Known for directing · Born 21 March 1968 · 58 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
34 credits
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.
Known for
Jennifer's Body
2009
The Invitation
2016
Æon Flux
2005
Chicago Fire
2012
The Man in the High Castle
2015
The Outsider
2020
Billions
2016
Yellowjackets
2021
Halt and Catch Fire
2014
The L Word
2004
Destroyer
2018
XX
2017