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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 a director and producer of TV shows and movies, such as The Invitation, Destroyer, and Yellowjackets. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and married to Phil Hay, a writer and producer.
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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.
- March 21, 1968
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 her plans for the future.
- Alison Herman
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
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 Emmy...
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May 23, 2024 · The director of 'Girlfight' and 'Destroyer' talks about casting Michelle Rodriguez, finding beauty in the city, and the challenges of indie filmmaking. Listen to her interview on the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast.
