Gregg Araki Biography (1959-)

Born in 1959, in Los Angeles, CA. Career: Producer, director, screenwriter, editor, and cinematographer. Awards, Honors: Ernest Artaria Award, Locarno International Film Festival, 1987, for Three Bewildered Peoplein the Night; Best Film Nomination, Catalonian International Film Festival, 1997, for Nowhere..

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Editor, Cinematographer
Birth Details
1959
Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Director, Except Where Indicated
  • Three Bewildered People in the Night, Desperate Pictures, Ltd., 1987
  • (And producer) The Long Weekend (o'despair), Desperate Pictures, Ltd., 1989
  • The Living End, Strand Releasing, 1992
  • (And producer) Totally F***ed Up, Strand Releasing, 1993
  • (And producer) The Doom Generation, Trimark Pictures, 1995
  • (And producer) Nowhere, Fine Line Features, 1997
  • (And producer) Splendor, Souvlaki Space Station, 1999
  • Other Film Work
  • Director of photography, Three Bewildered People in the Night, Desperate Pictures Ltd., 1987
  • Cinematography, The Long Weekend (o'despair), Desperate Pictures Ltd., 1989
  • Director of photography, The Living End, Strand Releasing, 1992
  • Cinematography, Totally F***ed Up, Strand Releasing, 1993
  • Film Appearances
  • Mod Fuck Explosion, 1994
  • Himself, At Sundance, 1995
  • Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day, 1996
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • American Cinema, PBS, 1995
  • Television Work
  • Movies
  • Assistant to co-producer, A Flight For Jenny, NBC, 1986
  • Can You Feel Me Dancing?, NBC, 1986
  • Production assistant, On Fire, ABC, 1987
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • Three Bewildered People in the Night, Desperate Pictures Ltd., 1987
  • The Long Weekend (o'despair), Desperate Pictures Ltd., 1989
  • The Living End, Strand Releasing, 1992
  • Totally F***ed Up, Strand Releasing, 1993
  • The Doom Generation, Trimark Pictures, 1995
  • Nowhere, Fine Line Features, 1997
  • Splendor, Souvlaki Space Station, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals:
    • Village Voice, May 13, 1997, pp. 88.*