Karyn Kusama
Karyn K. Kusama (born March 21, 1968 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American film director and screenwriter .
Life
After Kusama, who was born in Brooklyn and raised in St. Louis, left the film school of New York University in 1992 with her thesis Sleeping Beauties , she took boxing lessons. She came up with the idea of generating a story about boxing. The script for her first feature film, Girlfight, was created , which she filmed in 2000. Her debut film won several awards and in 2000 brought her the Grand Jury Prize and the Director's Prize at the Sundance Film Festival . Kusama was also recognized as a young talent at the festivals in Cannes and Deauville. After the moderate success of Æon Flux (2005), her third film, Jennifer's Body , which was released in cinemas in 2009, was much more successful.
Filmography (selection)
- 2000: Girlfight - On your own
- 2005: Æon Flux
- 2009: Jennifer's Body - boys to their liking
- 2015: The Invitation
- 2015–2016: The Man in the High Castle (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2018: Destroyer
Web links
- Karyn Kusama in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kusama, Karyn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kusama, Karyn K. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , United States |