Karyn Kusama

Karyn Kiyoko Kusama (born March 21, 1968) is an American filmmaker. She made her feature directorial debut with the sports drama film ''Girlfight'' (2000), 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.

Kusama went on to direct the science fiction action film ''Æon Flux'' (2005), based on the animated series of the same name created by Peter Chung, and the horror comedy film ''Jennifer's Body'' (2009). After working extensively in television, Kusama directed the horror film ''The Invitation'' (2015), a segment in the horror anthology film ''XX'' (2017), and the crime drama film ''Destroyer'' (2018). Kusama currently serves as a director and executive producer on the Showtime survival horror thriller series ''Yellowjackets'' (2021–present), for which she was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. She will also serve as co-executive producer and direct the first 2 episodes of the third season of ''The Terror''. Provided by Wikipedia