“I think that idea that sort of our emotional self and our emotional life is a faucet that you turn on and off, and that we are in control of it entirely, that's a really appealing idea for a lot of people. But there are certainly the times where it's appealing to me, but it never quite works the way I hoped it would.”

American filmmaker

Karyn Kusama is an American filmmaker. She made her feature directorial debut with the sports drama Girlfight in 2000 and quickly drew attention for it. The film won her Best Director and the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, and it also brought her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Kusama is best known for directing Girlfight, a film that established her as a significant new voice in American independent cinema. Her early recognition came from work that combined sports drama with a focused character study, and the available record centers on that breakthrough film and the honours it received.