Karyn Kusama
出生 : 1968-03-21, Brooklyn, New York, USA
略歴
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.
Self
Explores the process of creating sex scenes in Hollywood, the toll on those involved in filming them, and the impact such images have on women and girls in the real world. The film features candid interviews with actors and creators, including Jane Fonda, Rosanna Arquette, Joey Soloway, Angela Robinson, Karyn Kusama, Rose McGowan, Alexandra Billings, Emily Meade and David Simon, and highlights the voices of women who have spoken out against abusive behaviour on set and were punished for it.
Self
An eye-opening investigation into the making of Hollywood sex scenes, shedding light on the real-life experiences behind classic scenes of cinema and tracing the legacy of exploitation of women in the entertainment industry.
Victor Fleming’s 1939 film The Wizard of Oz is one of David Lynch’s most enduring obsessions. This new documentary goes over the rainbow to explore this Technicolor through-line in Lynch’s work.
Executive Producer
A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, the last film of Alexandre O. Philippe explores the uncharted depths of William Friedkin’s mind’s eye, the nuances of his filmmaking process, and the mysteries of faith and fate that have shaped his life and filmography.
Director
When Erin Bell was a young cop, she was given an undercover assignment that ended badly and destroyed her life. Years later, she must face her demons in order to make peace with her past.
Herself
At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors tell the stories of their art, lives and careers. Having endured a long history of systemic discrimination, women filmmakers may be getting the first glimpse of a future that values their voices equally.
Self
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession.
Writer
This all-female horror anthology features four dark tales from four fiercely talented women.
Director
This all-female horror anthology features four dark tales from four fiercely talented women.
Director
Desmond has a secret he cannot share with anyone. His grades are slipping, rumors are swirling and he feels powerless, especially when he sees his sister being hurt, too. With the support of his father and a new friend, Desmond is able to tell his story of being sexually assaulted and end the cycle of abuse. Desmond regains his power when he uses his voice.
Director
ある事故により、妻のイーデンと共に心に深い傷を追った揚げ句に離婚したウィル。それから2年後、消息が不明だったイーデンからディナーに招かれる。以前恋人のキーラと暮らしていた屋敷に向かったウィルは、明るさを取り戻した彼女の姿に安堵を覚える。しかし、集まった友人とイーデンのぎこちない会話や、彼女の恋人だというデヴィッドの怪しい行動に不安を抱き…。
Director
学園一美しいジェニファー（ミーガン・フォックス）と内気なニーディ（アマンダ・セイフライド）は、幼なじみで同じ学校に通う親友同士。しかし、ある事件をきっかけにジェニファーは急激に美しさを増し、学園中の男をとりこにしていく。一方、町では凄惨（せいさん）な殺人事件が続発しており……。
Director
2011年に致死性のウイルスが突如発生、人類の99%が死滅したことで、世界は人類滅亡の危機に陥った。科学者トレヴァー・グッドチャイルドの開発したワクチンで生き残ったわずか500万人の人類は、救世主の子孫グッドチャイルド一族の圧政的な管理化の下、汚染された外界と壁で隔てられた都市ブレーニャで暮らしていた。病気も、飢餓も、戦争もないユートピア都市は秘密と虚偽で成り立っていた。
Writer
Diana Guzman begins to train as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers, all while keeping it a secret from her father.
Director
Diana Guzman begins to train as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers, all while keeping it a secret from her father.
Executive Producer
Based on the well-known graphic novel series.
Producer
Based on Mary Gaitskill's acclaimed best-selling book, BAD BEHAVIOR centers on the lives and loves of three siblings and the lower East Side of Manhattan in the early 1990s.
Director
Based on Mary Gaitskill's acclaimed best-selling book, BAD BEHAVIOR centers on the lives and loves of three siblings and the lower East Side of Manhattan in the early 1990s.
Director
A wealthy New York couple turns to a controversial Eastern European fertility clinic to conceive when all conventional methods fail. Ten years later, the nightmarish side-effects of the procedure begin to manifest.
