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Gregg Araki
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Editor Born: New York City, NY Biography:One of the angriest, most unconventional, and relentlessly intriguing voices in independent cinema, filmmaker "Gregg Araki" emerged on the film scene with the subtlety of a gunshot to the head with "The Living End" in 1992. His story of two HIV-positive gay lovers on a highway rampage quickly established him as one of the key figures in the "New Queer Cinema." The film reached out to many of society's more alienated members--gay and straight--who related to its energetic rage and identified with the anger of its principle characters.
Of Asian-American heritage, Araki is a native of Southern California. After attending film school at the University of Southern California--where he was particularly influenced by screwball comedies such as "Bringing Up Baby"-- he made his directorial debut in 1987 with "Three Bewildered People in the Night". With a budget of only $5,000 and using a stationary camera,... Full Biography
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