Karyn Kusama

Karyn Kusama

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Born 1968-03-21 Brooklyn, New York, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.9
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 Je...
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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.

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The Terror: Devil in Silver poster
The Terror: Devil in Silver
as Director
2026-05-07
Dead Ringers poster
Dead Ringers
as Director
2023-04-20
The Consultant poster
The Consultant
as Director
2023-02-23
Yellowjackets poster
Yellowjackets
as Director, Executive Producer
2021-11-14
The Outsider poster
The Outsider
as Director
2020-01-12
Billions poster
Billions
as Director
2016-01-17
Casual poster
Casual
as Director
2015-10-07
The Man in the High Castle poster
The Man in the High Castle
as Director
2015-01-15

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