Karyn Kusama
Directing
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.
Born: March 21, 1968 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Filmography (25)
Chain Reactions
2025
Lynch/Oz
2023
Dead Ringers
2023
The Consultant
2023
Body Parts
2022
Yellowjackets
2021
The Outsider
2020
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
2019
Destroyer
2018
Half the Picture
2018
78/52
2017
XX
2017
The Invitation
2016
Billions
2016
Speechless
2015
Casual
2015
The Man in the High Castle
2015
Halt and Catch Fire
2014
Masters of Sex
2013
Chicago Fire
2012
Jennifer's Body
2009
In Treatment
2008
Æon Flux
2005
The L Word
2004
Girlfight
2000