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Karyn Kiyoko Kusama (born March 21, 1968) [1] is an American filmmaker. She made her feature directorial debut with the sports drama film Girlfight (2000), [2] [3] 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 .
Karyn Kusama is an American filmmaker who has directed and produced movies and TV shows such as The Invitation, Destroyer, Girlfight and Yellowjackets. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and is married to Phil Hay, a screenwriter and her frequent collaborator.
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Jul 27, 2022 · Karyn Kusama Says Yellowjackets Is a War Story About Women. “I often romanticize this idea that we are just left to fend for ourselves as women,” says the director, who earned her first...
Dec 20, 2018 · The Filmmaker Karyn Kusama Explores the Many Dimensions of Women’s Rage. From ‘Girlfight’ to ‘Destroyer,’ her movies are distinguished by her willingness not to revel in brutality but to look it...
- Christine Smallwood
Nov 17, 2021 · The director of Showtime's survival drama and the horror satire talks about her career, influences, and how she embraces the female perspective. She also reveals her love for '90s music and cannibalism.
- Alison Herman
Jan 17, 2019 · The director of Destroyer, a critically acclaimed thriller starring Nicole Kidman, talks about her career, her challenges and her vision. She discusses the circular structure of the film, the role of anger in the story and the culture, and the need for female voices in Hollywood.
Learn about the life and career of Karyn Kusama, a director and producer of films such as The Invitation, Destroyer and Girlfight. Find out her birth date, family, spouse, trivia and quotes.
