Karyn Kusama

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 Chungs animated series of the same name and the cult horror comedy film Jennifers Body 2009 After working extensively as a television director Kusama directed the horror film The Invitation 2015 a segment in the allfemale horror anthology film XX 2017 and the Nicole Kidmanstarring crime thriller film Destroyer 2018 Among her accolades Kusama has received awards from the Cannes Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival