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{{Short description|American film director}}
{{Short description|American film director}}
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| caption = Araki in 2014
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|12|17}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|12|17}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| education = [[University of California, Santa Barbara]] (B.A.)<br>[[University of Southern California]] (M.F.A.)
| education = [[University of California, Santa Barbara]] (B.A.)<br>[[University of Southern California]] (M.F.A.)
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, producer
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, producer
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'''Gregg Araki''' (born December 17, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is noted for his heavy involvement with the [[New Queer Cinema]] movement. His film ''[[Kaboom (film)|Kaboom]]'' (2010) was the first winner of the [[Cannes Film Festival]] [[Queer Palm]].
'''Gregg Araki''' (born December 17, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is noted for his heavy involvement with the [[New Queer Cinema]] movement. His film ''[[Kaboom (film)|Kaboom]]'' (2010) was the first winner of the [[Cannes Film Festival]] [[Queer Palm]].


== Early life ==
==Early life and education==
Araki was born in Los Angeles on December 17, 1959, to [[Japanese American]] parents.<ref name="nqc">{{cite book |last=Rich |first=B. Ruby |date=March 26, 2013 |title=New Queer Cinema: The Director's Cut |location=[[Durham, North Carolina]] |publisher=[[Duke University Press]] |isbn=9780822399698}}</ref><ref name="encyc">{{cite book |last=Prono |first=Luca |date=December 30, 2007 |title=Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Popular Culture |location=[[Santa Barbara, California]] |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |isbn=9780313335990 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofga0000pron }}</ref> He grew up in nearby [[Santa Barbara, California]] and enrolled in college at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]].<ref name="images">{{cite book |last=Hart |first=Kylo-Patrick R. |date=September 20, 2010 |title=Images for a Generation Doomed: The Films and Career of Gregg Araki |location=[[Lanham, Maryland]] |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |isbn=9780739139974}}</ref> He graduated with a B.A. from UCSB in 1982.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alumni.ucsb.edu/newsevents/notable/art |title=UCSB Notable Alumni: Art |website=alumni.ucsb.edu |publisher=UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=May 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505211748/http://alumni.ucsb.edu/newsevents/notable/art |url-status=live }}</ref> He later attended the [[University of Southern California]]'s [[USC School of Cinematic Arts|School of Cinematic Arts]], where he graduated with a M.F.A. in 1985.<ref name="encyc"/><ref name="images"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.usc.edu/19521/USC-Filmmakers-Descend-on-Sundance/ |title=USC Filmmakers Descend on Sundance |website=news.usc.edu |date=29 January 2007 |access-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref>
Araki was born in Los Angeles on December 17, 1959, to [[Japanese American]] parents.<ref name="nqc">{{cite book |last=Rich |first=B. Ruby |date=March 26, 2013 |title=New Queer Cinema: The Director's Cut |location=[[Durham, North Carolina]] |publisher=[[Duke University Press]] |isbn=9780822399698}}</ref><ref name="encyc">{{cite book |last=Prono |first=Luca |date=December 30, 2007 |title=Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Popular Culture |location=[[Santa Barbara, California]] |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |isbn=9780313335990 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofga0000pron }}</ref> He grew up in nearby [[Santa Barbara, California]], and enrolled in college at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]].<ref name="images">{{cite book |last=Hart |first=Kylo-Patrick R. |date=September 20, 2010 |title=Images for a Generation Doomed: The Films and Career of Gregg Araki |location=[[Lanham, Maryland]] |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |isbn=9780739139974}}</ref> He graduated with a B.A. from UCSB in 1982.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alumni.ucsb.edu/newsevents/notable/art |title=UCSB Notable Alumni: Art |website=alumni.ucsb.edu |publisher=UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=May 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505211748/http://alumni.ucsb.edu/newsevents/notable/art |url-status=live }}</ref> He later attended the [[University of Southern California]]'s [[School of Cinematic Arts]], where he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in 1985.<ref name="encyc"/><ref name="images"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.usc.edu/19521/USC-Filmmakers-Descend-on-Sundance/ |title=USC Filmmakers Descend on Sundance |website=news.usc.edu |date=January 29, 2007 |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318075722/https://news.usc.edu/19521/USC-Filmmakers-Descend-on-Sundance/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Career ==
==Career==
=== Low-budget beginnings ===
===Low-budget beginnings===
Araki 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, he told the story of a romance between a video artist, her sweet-heart, and her [[gay]] friend.<ref name="images"/><ref name="bomb">{{cite journal |last=Chua |first=Lawrence |date=Fall 1992 |title=Gregg Araki |url=http://bombmagazine.org/article/1581/ |journal=[[Bomb (magazine)|Bomb]] |publisher=New Art Publications |issue=41 |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063730/http://bombmagazine.org/article/1581/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Two years later, Araki followed up with ''[[The Long Weekend (O' Despair)]]'', another film with a $5,000 budget.<ref name="images"/><ref name="bomb"/> His third film, ''[[The Living End (film)|The Living End]]'' (1992), saw an increase to $20,000.<ref name="bomb"/> He had to shoot his early movies often spontaneously and lacking proper permits.<ref name="encyc"/>
Araki 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, he told the story of a romance between a video artist, her sweetheart, and her gay friend.<ref name="images"/><ref name="bomb">{{cite journal |last=Chua |first=Lawrence |date=Fall 1992 |title=Gregg Araki |url=http://bombmagazine.org/article/1581/ |journal=[[Bomb (magazine)|Bomb]] |publisher=New Art Publications |issue=41 |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063730/http://bombmagazine.org/article/1581/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Two years later, Araki followed up with ''[[The Long Weekend (O' Despair)]]'', another film with a $5,000 budget.<ref name="images"/><ref name="bomb"/> His third film, ''[[The Living End (film)|The Living End]]'' (1992), saw an increase to $20,000.<ref name="bomb"/> He often had to shoot his early movies spontaneously and without proper permits.<ref name="encyc"/>


Despite the financial constraints, Araki's films received critical acclaim. He received awards from the [[Locarno International Film Festival]] and the [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]], with an additional nomination for a [[Sundance Film Festival]] award.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{cite news |date=December 21, 1989 |title=Do The Right Thing wins honors |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wKExAAAAIBAJ&dq=the-long-weekend%20araki&pg=1655%2C5328306 |newspaper=[[The Item]] |location=[[Sumter, South Carolina]] |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062326/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wKExAAAAIBAJ&dq=the-long-weekend+araki&pg=1655%2C5328306 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Despite the financial constraints, Araki's films received critical acclaim. He received awards from the [[Locarno International Film Festival]] and the [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]], with an additional nomination for a [[Sundance Film Festival]] award.<ref name="encyc"/><ref>{{cite news |date=December 21, 1989 |title=Do The Right Thing wins honors |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wKExAAAAIBAJ&dq=the-long-weekend%20araki&pg=1655%2C5328306 |newspaper=[[The Item]] |location=Sumter, South Carolina |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062326/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wKExAAAAIBAJ&dq=the-long-weekend+araki&pg=1655%2C5328306 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Around 1992 director [[Jon Jost]] lent him a [[16mm]] camera and gave him some film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/623877473/posts/pfbid0Sp2scHRtFB2fKSAgZP4QsTDc4NV3ZAu3vZy2dRHkQPW19bVp7ZwQA5MpChKnkQsdl/|title=Facebook|via=Facebook}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=October 2024}}
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=== ''Teenage Apocalypse'' trilogy ===
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Araki's next three movies—''[[Totally F***ed Up]] '' (1993), ''[[The Doom Generation]] '' (1995), and ''[[Nowhere (1997 film)|Nowhere]]'' (1997)—were collectively dubbed the ''Teenage Apocalypse'' trilogy.<ref name="images"/> The trio has been characterized as "... teen alienation, hazy sexuality and aggression."<ref name="thcat">{{cite web |url=http://thoughtcatalog.com/ryan-oconnell/2011/01/gregg-araki-gay-boys-aliens-and-shoegaze/ |title=The Work of Gregg Araki: Teenagers, Aliens and Shoegaze |last=O'Connell |first=Ryan |date=January 31, 2011 |website=thoughtcatalog.com |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062323/https://thoughtcatalog.com/ryan-oconnell/2011/01/gregg-araki-gay-boys-aliens-and-shoegaze/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A former student of his at UC Santa Barbara, [[Andrea Sperling]], co-produced the films with him.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taubin |first=Amy |date=September 7, 1999 |title=Market Forces |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/film/market-forces-6419816 |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |location=[[New York City]] |access-date=July 21, 2016}}</ref>


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===''Teenage Apocalypse'' trilogy===
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The trilogy saw Araki work increasingly with more notable actors and actresses including [[Rose McGowan]], [[Margaret Cho]], [[Parker Posey]], [[Guillermo Díaz (actor)|Guillermo Díaz]], [[Ryan Phillippe]], [[Heather Graham]], and [[Mena Suvari]] among others.
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Araki's next three movies—''[[Totally F***ed Up]] '' (1993), ''[[The Doom Generation]] '' (1995), and ''[[Nowhere (1997 film)|Nowhere]]'' (1997)—were collectively dubbed the ''Teenage Apocalypse'' trilogy.<ref name="images"/> The trio has been characterized as "... teen alienation, hazy sexuality and aggression."<ref name="thcat">{{cite web |url=http://thoughtcatalog.com/ryan-oconnell/2011/01/gregg-araki-gay-boys-aliens-and-shoegaze/ |title=The Work of Gregg Araki: Teenagers, Aliens and Shoegaze |last=O'Connell |first=Ryan |date=January 31, 2011 |website=thoughtcatalog.com |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062323/https://thoughtcatalog.com/ryan-oconnell/2011/01/gregg-araki-gay-boys-aliens-and-shoegaze/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A former student of his at UC Santa Barbara, [[Andrea Sperling]], co-produced the films with him.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taubin |first=Amy |date=September 7, 1999 |title=Market Forces |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/film/market-forces-6419816 |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |location=New York City |access-date=July 21, 2016}}</ref>


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The trilogy saw Araki work increasingly with more notable actors and actresses including [[Rose McGowan]], [[Margaret Cho]], [[Parker Posey]], [[Guillermo Díaz (actor)|Guillermo Díaz]], [[Ryan Phillippe]], [[Heather Graham]], and [[Mena Suvari]] among others.
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The trilogy received varying degrees of reviews, from a thumbs down and "zero stars" by [[Roger Ebert]] to "Literally the Best Thing Ever" by ''[[Rookie (magazine)|Rookie]]'', and were eventually heralded as cult classics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-doom-generation-1995 |title=The Doom Generation |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=November 10, 1995 |website=rogerebert.com |access-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Cills |first=Hazel |date=June 13, 2012 |title=Literally the Best Thing Ever: Gregg Araki's Totally Effed-Up L.A. |url=http://www.rookiemag.com/2012/06/ltbte-gregg-araki/ |journal=[[Rookie (magazine)|Rookie]] |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062548/https://www.rookiemag.com/2012/06/ltbte-gregg-araki/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.futuremovies.co.uk/filmmaking/gregg-araki-at-worlds-end/matt-mcallister |title=Gregg Araki Interview: At World's End |last=McAllister |first=Matt |date=September 6, 2011 |website=futuremovies.co.uk |access-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref>


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The trilogy received varying degrees of reviews, from a thumbs down and "zero stars" by [[Roger Ebert]] to "Literally the Best Thing Ever" by ''[[Rookie (magazine)|Rookie]]'', and was eventually heralded as cult classics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-doom-generation-1995 |title=The Doom Generation |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=November 10, 1995 |website=rogerebert.com |access-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Cills |first=Hazel |date=June 13, 2012 |title=Literally the Best Thing Ever: Gregg Araki's Totally Effed-Up L.A. |url=http://www.rookiemag.com/2012/06/ltbte-gregg-araki/ |journal=[[Rookie (magazine)|Rookie]] |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062548/https://www.rookiemag.com/2012/06/ltbte-gregg-araki/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.futuremovies.co.uk/filmmaking/gregg-araki-at-worlds-end/matt-mcallister |title=Gregg Araki Interview: At World's End |last=McAllister |first=Matt |date=September 6, 2011 |website=futuremovies.co.uk |access-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref>
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[[File:Gregg Araki.jpg|thumb|left|Araki at the Deauville American Film Festival in September 2010|277x277px]]


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[[File:Gregg Araki.jpg|thumb|Araki at the Deauville American Film Festival in September 2010]]
=== Subsequent efforts ===
===Subsequent efforts===
Araki's following film, ''[[Splendor (1999 film)|Splendor]]'' (1999), was both an homage to [[screwball comedy film|screwball comedies]] of the 1940s and 1950s and a response to the controversy surrounding his ongoing relationship (despite Araki self-identifying as gay) with actress [[Kathleen Robertson]].<ref name="encyc"/><ref name="images"/> Hailed as the director's most optimistic film to date,{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} it made its premiere at the 1999 [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://history.sundance.org/films/1923/splendor |title=1999 Sundance Film Festival - Splendor |website=history.sundance.org |publisher=[[Sundance Film Festival]] |access-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref>
Araki's following film, ''[[Splendor (1999 film)|Splendor]]'' (1999), was both an homage to [[screwball comedies]] of the 1940s and 1950s and a response to the controversy surrounding his ongoing relationship (despite Araki self-identifying as gay) with actress [[Kathleen Robertson]].<ref name="encyc"/><ref name="images"/> Hailed as the director's most optimistic film to date,{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} it made its premiere at the 1999 [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://history.sundance.org/films/1923/splendor |title=1999 Sundance Film Festival - Splendor |website=history.sundance.org |publisher=[[Sundance Film Festival]] |access-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref>


Araki's next project was the ill-fated [[MTV]] production ''This Is How the World Ends'', which was originally planned with a budget of $1.5 million.<ref name="fifty">{{cite book |date=October 21, 2010|editor1-link=Yvonne Tasker |editor1-last=Tasker |editor1-first=Yvonne |title=Fifty Contemporary Film Directors |location=[[London]] |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=9781136919459}}</ref> He viewed it as a chance to reach the masses through MTV's viewership and signed on to do the project despite the budget being cut to $700,000.<ref name="encyc"/><ref name="fifty"/> Araki wrote, directed, and shot the [[pilot episode]], but ultimately MTV decided against the project and the effort never aired.<ref name="encyc"/><ref name="fifty"/>
Araki's next project was the ill-fated [[MTV]] production ''This Is How the World Ends'', originally planned with a budget of $1.5&nbsp;million.<ref name="fifty">{{cite book |date=October 21, 2010|editor1-link=Yvonne Tasker |editor1-last=Tasker |editor1-first=Yvonne |title=Fifty Contemporary Film Directors |location=London |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=9781136919459}}</ref> He viewed it as a chance to reach the masses through MTV's viewership and signed on to do the project despite the budget being cut to $700,000.<ref name="encyc"/><ref name="fifty"/> Araki wrote, directed, and shot the pilot episode, but ultimately MTV decided against the project and the effort never aired.<ref name="encyc"/><ref name="fifty"/>


Following a short hiatus, Araki returned in 2004 with the critically acclaimed ''[[Mysterious Skin]]'', based on the 1995 [[Scott Heim]] novel of the same name.<ref name="encyc"/> This marked the first time that Araki worked with someone else's source material.<ref name="fifty"/><ref name="blf">{{cite journal |last=Smith |first=Damon |date=February 2008 |title=Rebel, Rebel |url=http://brightlightsfilm.com/59/59arakiiv.php |journal=[[Bright Lights Film Journal]] |location=[[Oakland, California]] |issue=59 |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062844/https://brightlightsfilm.com/rebel-rebel-gregg-araki-reflects-on-the-living-end-and-his-totally-fed-up-career-at-sundance-2008/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Following a short hiatus, Araki returned in 2004 with the critically acclaimed ''[[Mysterious Skin]]'', based on the 1995 [[Scott Heim]] novel of the same name.<ref name="encyc"/> This marked Araki's first work with someone else's source material.<ref name="fifty"/><ref name="blf">{{cite journal |last=Smith |first=Damon |date=February 2008 |title=Rebel, Rebel |url=http://brightlightsfilm.com/59/59arakiiv.php |journal=[[Bright Lights Film Journal]] |location=Oakland, California |issue=59 |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062844/https://brightlightsfilm.com/rebel-rebel-gregg-araki-reflects-on-the-living-end-and-his-totally-fed-up-career-at-sundance-2008/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


Araki's next feature was the stoner comedy ''[[Smiley Face (film)|Smiley Face]]'' (2007), featuring [[Anna Faris]], [[Adam Brody]], and [[John Krasinski]], written by Dylan Haggerty. It marked a stark change from the dark, heavy drama of ''Mysterious Skin'', a change purposely planned by Araki.<ref name="fifty"/><ref name="blf"/> It received very favorable reviews, with some describing it as another of Araki's potential cult classics.<ref name="fifty"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://independentfilmquarterly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=340&Itemid=115 |title=Smiley Face |last=Konrad |first=Todd |website=independentfilmquarterly.com |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062847/https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mottram |first=James |date=January 26, 2007 |title=Brits reign at Sundance |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/brits-reign-at-sundance-433616.html |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |location=[[London]] |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062906/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/brits-reign-at-sundance-433616.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Araki's next feature was the stoner comedy ''[[Smiley Face (film)|Smiley Face]]'' (2007), featuring [[Anna Faris]], [[Adam Brody]], and [[John Krasinski]], written by Dylan Haggerty. It marked a stark change from the dark, heavy drama of ''Mysterious Skin'', a change purposely planned by Araki.<ref name="fifty"/><ref name="blf"/> It received very favorable reviews, with some describing it as another of Araki's potential cult classics.<ref name="fifty"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://independentfilmquarterly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=340&Itemid=115 |title=Smiley Face |last=Konrad |first=Todd |website=independentfilmquarterly.com |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062847/https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mottram |first=James |date=January 26, 2007 |title=Brits reign at Sundance |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/brits-reign-at-sundance-433616.html |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |location=London |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062906/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/brits-reign-at-sundance-433616.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


''[[Kaboom (film)|Kaboom]]'' marked Araki's tenth film and made its premiere at the [[2010 Cannes Film Festival]]. It was awarded the first ever [[Queer Palm]] for its contribution to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues.<ref name="indie">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/kaboom_claims_first_queer_palm |title=UPDATE: "Kaboom" Claims First Queer Palm |last=Tsiokos |first=Basil |date=May 23, 2010 |website=indiewire.com |publisher=[[Indiewire]] |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062844/https://www.indiewire.com/2010/05/update-kaboom-claims-first-queer-palm-55037/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
''[[Kaboom (film)|Kaboom]]'' marked Araki's tenth film and made its premiere at the [[2010 Cannes Film Festival]]. It was awarded the first ever [[Queer Palm]] for its contribution to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues.<ref name="indie">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/kaboom_claims_first_queer_palm |title=UPDATE: "Kaboom" Claims First Queer Palm |last=Tsiokos |first=Basil |date=May 23, 2010 |website=indiewire.com |publisher=[[Indiewire]] |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062844/https://www.indiewire.com/2010/05/update-kaboom-claims-first-queer-palm-55037/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Araki followed that film with ''[[White Bird in a Blizzard]]'' (2014), which was given limited release to mixed reviews. Araki returned to television with the 2019 series ''[[Now Apocalypse]]'', co-executive produced by [[Gregory Jacobs]] and [[Steven Soderbergh]] on [[Starz]].
Araki followed that film with ''[[White Bird in a Blizzard]]'' (2014), which was given limited release to mixed reviews. Araki returned to television with the 2019 series ''[[Now Apocalypse]]'', co-executive produced by [[Gregory Jacobs]] and [[Steven Soderbergh]] on [[Starz]].


Araki's next film, the comedy/thriller ''I Want Your Sex'', will star [[Olivia Wilde]], [[Cooper Hoffman]], and [[Charli XCX]]. Production is scheduled to begin in October 2024 in Los Angeles. The screenplay was written by Araki and [[Karley Sciortino]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergeson |first1=Samantha |title=Charli xcx to Star in Gregg Araki's 'Provocative' Thriller 'I Want Your Sex' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/charli-xcx-gregg-araki-i-want-your-sex-1235042084/?fbclid=IwY2xjawE-1vZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRQVUjzY-nmBKAaB_HnQbb9qmqDmY23B2O0OWr3oqLFHXGphIlkM-8Sd1g_aem_Ix5s-4hrn5TPrHfVeN6cAw |access-date=August 30, 2024 |publisher=Indiewire |date=August 30, 2024}}</ref>
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One notable feature of Araki's work is the frequent presence of [[shoegaze]] music. This was first seen in the soundtrack of ''Totally Fucked Up'', and was also substantially featured in the films ''Nowhere'' and ''Mysterious Skin''.<ref name="nqc"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/06/gregg-araki-kaboom-shoegazing|title=Gregg Araki's films are giving the US a crash course in shoegazing|last=O'Neill|first=Phelim|date=2011-08-05|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-11-17|archive-date=2021-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062857/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/06/gregg-araki-kaboom-shoegazing|url-status=live}}</ref> Both ''The Living End'' and ''Nowhere'' owe their titles to this shoegaze influence: ''The Living End'' after [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]] song of the same name, and ''Nowhere'' after [[Ride (band)|Ride]]'s album ''[[Nowhere (album)|Nowhere]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Neill |first=Phelim |date=August 5, 2011 |title=Gregg Araki's films are giving the US a crash course in shoegazing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/06/gregg-araki-kaboom-shoegazing |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=[[London]] |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062857/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/06/gregg-araki-kaboom-shoegazing |url-status=live }}</ref>


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One notable feature of Araki's work is the frequent presence of [[shoegaze]] music. This was first seen in the soundtrack of ''Totally Fucked Up'', and was also substantially featured in the films ''Nowhere'' and ''Mysterious Skin''.<ref name="nqc"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/06/gregg-araki-kaboom-shoegazing|title=Gregg Araki's films are giving the US a crash course in shoegazing|last=O'Neill|first=Phelim|date=August 5, 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=November 17, 2016|archive-date=March 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062857/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/06/gregg-araki-kaboom-shoegazing|url-status=live}}</ref> Both ''The Living End'' and ''Nowhere'' owe their titles to this shoegaze influence: ''The Living End'' after [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]] song of the same name, and ''Nowhere'' after [[Ride (band)|Ride]]'s album ''[[Nowhere (album)|Nowhere]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Neill |first=Phelim |date=August 5, 2011 |title=Gregg Araki's films are giving the US a crash course in shoegazing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/06/gregg-araki-kaboom-shoegazing |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319062857/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/06/gregg-araki-kaboom-shoegazing |url-status=live }}</ref>
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In 2010, ''[[Kaboom (film)|Kaboom]]'' was named the first ever winner of the [[Cannes Film Festival]] [[Queer Palm]].<ref name="indie"/> Araki has also been honored with the 2006 Filmmaker on the Edge Award at the [[Provincetown International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ptownfilmfest.org/info/awards.php?categoryName=Filmmaker%20on%20the%20Edge |title=FILMMAKER ON THE EDGE |website=ptownfilmfest.org |publisher=[[Provincetown International Film Festival]] |access-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Araki was recognized by the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City with the retrospective ''God Help Me: Gregg Araki''.<ref>{{cite web|title=God Help Me: Gregg Araki|url=http://www.madmuseum.org/series/god-help-me-gregg-araki|website=Museum of Arts and Design|access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Renninger|first1=Bryce J|title=Never-Aired MTV Pilot & Master Class at Museum of Art Design's Gregg Araki Retrospective|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/never-aired-mtv-pilot-master-class-at-museum-of-art-designs-gregg-araki-retrospective|website=Indiewire|date=19 August 2013|access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Grossman|first1=Jeremy|title=Cult filmmaker Gregg Araki talks career retrospective|url=http://www.nyunews.com/2013/09/17/araki/|website=Washington Square News|date=17 September 2013|publisher=New York University|access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref>


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==Awards and honors==
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== Personal life ==
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In 2010, ''[[Kaboom (film)|Kaboom]]'' was named the first-ever winner of the [[Cannes Film Festival]] [[Queer Palm]].<ref name="indie"/> Araki has also been honored with the 2006 Filmmaker on the Edge Award at the [[Provincetown International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ptownfilmfest.org/info/awards.php?categoryName=Filmmaker%20on%20the%20Edge |title=FILMMAKER ON THE EDGE |website=ptownfilmfest.org |publisher=[[Provincetown International Film Festival]] |access-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Araki was recognized by the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City with the retrospective ''God Help Me: Gregg Araki''.<ref>{{cite web|title=God Help Me: Gregg Araki|url=http://www.madmuseum.org/series/god-help-me-gregg-araki|website=Museum of Arts and Design|access-date=August 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Renninger|first1=Bryce J|title=Never-Aired MTV Pilot & Master Class at Museum of Art Design's Gregg Araki Retrospective|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/never-aired-mtv-pilot-master-class-at-museum-of-art-designs-gregg-araki-retrospective|website=Indiewire|date=August 19, 2013|access-date=August 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Grossman|first1=Jeremy|title=Cult filmmaker Gregg Araki talks career retrospective|url=http://www.nyunews.com/2013/09/17/araki/|website=Washington Square News|date=September 17, 2013|publisher=New York University|access-date=August 5, 2015}}</ref>
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Araki has previously self-identified as "a gay Asian American".<ref>{{cite book |last=Yutani |first=Kimberly |chapter=Gregg Araki and the Queer New Wave |editor1-last=Leong |editor1-first=Russell |year=1996 |title=Asian American Sexualities: Dimensions of the Gay and Lesbian Experience |publisher=Psychology Press |page=177 |isbn=9780415914376}}</ref> However, beginning in 1997 he had a relationship with actress [[Kathleen Robertson]] that ended in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last=Szymanski |first=Michael |date=July 20, 1997 |title=Having It Both Ways |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1997/jul/20/entertainment/ca-14365 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |location=[[Los Angeles]], [[California]] |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=May 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513165745/http://articles.latimes.com/1997/jul/20/entertainment/ca-14365 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Turner |first=Megan |date=September 8, 1999 |title=STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: GAY DIRECTOR FALLS FOR ''90210'' BABE |url=https://nypost.com/1999/09/08/strange-bedfellows-gay-director-falls-for-90210-babe/ |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |location=[[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=March 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328165103/https://nypost.com/1999/09/08/strange-bedfellows-gay-director-falls-for-90210-babe/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lim |first=Dennis |date=January 14, 2011 |title=Young and Restless Never Gets Old |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/movies/16araki.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=[[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] |access-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref> In a 2014 interview, Araki said that "[I] don't really identify as anything", adding "[I] probably identify as gay at this point, but [I] have been with women".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.out.com/entertainment/michael-musto/2014/10/20/gregg-araki-new-movie-white-bird-blizzard-being-gay-hollywood|title=Gregg Araki on His New Movie, White Bird in a Blizzard, and Being Gay in Hollywood|last=Musto|first=Michael|date=October 20, 2014|work=[[Out (magazine)|Out]]}}</ref>


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==Personal life==
== Filmography ==
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Araki has previously self-identified as "a gay Asian American".<ref>{{cite book |last=Yutani |first=Kimberly |chapter=Gregg Araki and the Queer New Wave |editor1-last=Leong |editor1-first=Russell |year=1996 |title=Asian American Sexualities: Dimensions of the Gay and Lesbian Experience |publisher=Psychology Press |page=177 |isbn=9780415914376}}</ref> However, he had a relationship with actress [[Kathleen Robertson]] from 1997 to 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last=Szymanski |first=Michael |date=July 20, 1997 |title=Having It Both Ways |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-20-ca-14365-story.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |location=Los Angeles, California |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=May 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513165745/http://articles.latimes.com/1997/jul/20/entertainment/ca-14365 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Turner |first=Megan |date=September 8, 1999 |title=STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: GAY DIRECTOR FALLS FOR ''90210'' BABE |url=https://nypost.com/1999/09/08/strange-bedfellows-gay-director-falls-for-90210-babe/ |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |location=New York City |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=March 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328165103/https://nypost.com/1999/09/08/strange-bedfellows-gay-director-falls-for-90210-babe/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lim |first=Dennis |date=January 14, 2011 |title=Young and Restless Never Gets Old |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/movies/16araki.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York City |access-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref> In a 2014 interview, at which time he was in a relationship with a male partner, Araki said: "I don't really identify as anything", adding "I'd probably identify as gay at this point, but I have been with women."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.out.com/entertainment/michael-musto/2014/10/20/gregg-araki-new-movie-white-bird-blizzard-being-gay-hollywood|title=Gregg Araki on His New Movie, White Bird in a Blizzard, and Being Gay in Hollywood|last=Musto|first=Michael|date=October 20, 2014|work=[[Out (magazine)|Out]]}}</ref>


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* [https://archive.today/20130102025608/http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/15/araki.html Young, Beautiful, and F***ed: A conversation with Gregg Araki and other members of The Doom Generation] in [[Bright Lights Film Journal]]
* [https://archive.today/20130102025608/http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/15/araki.html Young, Beautiful, and F***ed: A conversation with Gregg Araki and other members of The Doom Generation] in [[Bright Lights Film Journal]]


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Gregg Araki
Araki in 2014
Born (1959-12-17) December 17, 1959 (age 64)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (B.A.)
University of Southern California (M.F.A.)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active1987–present
StyleNew Queer Cinema

Gregg Araki (born December 17, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is noted for his heavy involvement with the New Queer Cinema movement. His film Kaboom (2010) was the first winner of the Cannes Film Festival Queer Palm.

Early life and education

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Araki was born in Los Angeles on December 17, 1959, to Japanese American parents.[1][2] He grew up in nearby Santa Barbara, California, and enrolled in college at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[3] He graduated with a B.A. from UCSB in 1982.[2][4] He later attended the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, where he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in 1985.[2][3][5]

Career

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Low-budget beginnings

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Araki 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, he told the story of a romance between a video artist, her sweetheart, and her gay friend.[3][6] Two years later, Araki followed up with The Long Weekend (O' Despair), another film with a $5,000 budget.[3][6] His third film, The Living End (1992), saw an increase to $20,000.[6] He often had to shoot his early movies spontaneously and without proper permits.[2]

Despite the financial constraints, Araki's films received critical acclaim. He received awards from the Locarno International Film Festival and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, with an additional nomination for a Sundance Film Festival award.[2][7]

Around 1992 director Jon Jost lent him a 16mm camera and gave him some film.[8][non-primary source needed]

Teenage Apocalypse trilogy

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Araki's next three movies—Totally F***ed Up (1993), The Doom Generation (1995), and Nowhere (1997)—were collectively dubbed the Teenage Apocalypse trilogy.[3] The trio has been characterized as "... teen alienation, hazy sexuality and aggression."[9] A former student of his at UC Santa Barbara, Andrea Sperling, co-produced the films with him.[10]

The trilogy saw Araki work increasingly with more notable actors and actresses including Rose McGowan, Margaret Cho, Parker Posey, Guillermo Díaz, Ryan Phillippe, Heather Graham, and Mena Suvari among others.

The trilogy received varying degrees of reviews, from a thumbs down and "zero stars" by Roger Ebert to "Literally the Best Thing Ever" by Rookie, and was eventually heralded as cult classics.[11][12][13]

Araki at the Deauville American Film Festival in September 2010

Subsequent efforts

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Araki's following film, Splendor (1999), was both an homage to screwball comedies of the 1940s and 1950s and a response to the controversy surrounding his ongoing relationship (despite Araki self-identifying as gay) with actress Kathleen Robertson.[2][3] Hailed as the director's most optimistic film to date,[citation needed] it made its premiere at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.[14]

Araki's next project was the ill-fated MTV production This Is How the World Ends, originally planned with a budget of $1.5 million.[15] He viewed it as a chance to reach the masses through MTV's viewership and signed on to do the project despite the budget being cut to $700,000.[2][15] Araki wrote, directed, and shot the pilot episode, but ultimately MTV decided against the project and the effort never aired.[2][15]

Following a short hiatus, Araki returned in 2004 with the critically acclaimed Mysterious Skin, based on the 1995 Scott Heim novel of the same name.[2] This marked Araki's first work with someone else's source material.[15][16]

Araki's next feature was the stoner comedy Smiley Face (2007), featuring Anna Faris, Adam Brody, and John Krasinski, written by Dylan Haggerty. It marked a stark change from the dark, heavy drama of Mysterious Skin, a change purposely planned by Araki.[15][16] It received very favorable reviews, with some describing it as another of Araki's potential cult classics.[15][17][18]

Kaboom marked Araki's tenth film and made its premiere at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. It was awarded the first ever Queer Palm for its contribution to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues.[19]

Araki followed that film with White Bird in a Blizzard (2014), which was given limited release to mixed reviews. Araki returned to television with the 2019 series Now Apocalypse, co-executive produced by Gregory Jacobs and Steven Soderbergh on Starz.

Araki's next film, the comedy/thriller I Want Your Sex, will star Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, and Charli XCX. Production is scheduled to begin in October 2024 in Los Angeles. The screenplay was written by Araki and Karley Sciortino.[20]

Style

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One notable feature of Araki's work is the frequent presence of shoegaze music. This was first seen in the soundtrack of Totally Fucked Up, and was also substantially featured in the films Nowhere and Mysterious Skin.[1][21] Both The Living End and Nowhere owe their titles to this shoegaze influence: The Living End after The Jesus and Mary Chain song of the same name, and Nowhere after Ride's album Nowhere.[22]

Awards and honors

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In 2010, Kaboom was named the first-ever winner of the Cannes Film Festival Queer Palm.[19] Araki has also been honored with the 2006 Filmmaker on the Edge Award at the Provincetown International Film Festival.[23] In 2013, Araki was recognized by the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City with the retrospective God Help Me: Gregg Araki.[24][25][26]

Personal life

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Araki has previously self-identified as "a gay Asian American".[27] However, he had a relationship with actress Kathleen Robertson from 1997 to 1999.[28][29][30] In a 2014 interview, at which time he was in a relationship with a male partner, Araki said: "I don't really identify as anything", adding "I'd probably identify as gay at this point, but I have been with women."[31]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Notes
1987 Three Bewildered People in the Night
1989 The Long Weekend (O' Despair)
1992 The Living End
1993 Totally Fucked Up Part 1 of Teen Apocalypse trilogy
1995 The Doom Generation Part 2 of Teen Apocalypse trilogy
1997 Nowhere Part 3 of Teen Apocalypse trilogy
1999 Splendor
2004 Mysterious Skin
2007 Smiley Face
2010 Kaboom
2014 White Bird in a Blizzard

Television

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Year Title Notes
2000 This Is How the World Ends Unaired pilot for MTV
2016 American Crime Episode: "Season Two: Episode Three"
Greenleaf Episode: "Men Like Trees Walking"
Red Oaks 2 episodes
2017–2018 13 Reasons Why 4 episodes
2018 Riverdale Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Four: The Wrestler"
Heathers 2 episodes
2019 Now Apocalypse Creator, director, writer, executive producer
2022 Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Episode: "Lionel"
American Gigolo Episode: "Nothing Is the Real but the Girl"

References

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  1. ^ a b Rich, B. Ruby (March 26, 2013). New Queer Cinema: The Director's Cut. Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822399698.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Prono, Luca (December 30, 2007). Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Popular Culture. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313335990.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Hart, Kylo-Patrick R. (September 20, 2010). Images for a Generation Doomed: The Films and Career of Gregg Araki. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780739139974.
  4. ^ "UCSB Notable Alumni: Art". alumni.ucsb.edu. UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "USC Filmmakers Descend on Sundance". news.usc.edu. January 29, 2007. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Chua, Lawrence (Fall 1992). "Gregg Araki". Bomb (41). New Art Publications. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  7. ^ "Do The Right Thing wins honors". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. December 21, 1989. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  8. ^ "Facebook" – via Facebook.
  9. ^ O'Connell, Ryan (January 31, 2011). "The Work of Gregg Araki: Teenagers, Aliens and Shoegaze". thoughtcatalog.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  10. ^ Taubin, Amy (September 7, 1999). "Market Forces". The Village Voice. New York City. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  11. ^ Ebert, Roger (November 10, 1995). "The Doom Generation". rogerebert.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  12. ^ Cills, Hazel (June 13, 2012). "Literally the Best Thing Ever: Gregg Araki's Totally Effed-Up L.A." Rookie. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  13. ^ McAllister, Matt (September 6, 2011). "Gregg Araki Interview: At World's End". futuremovies.co.uk. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  14. ^ "1999 Sundance Film Festival - Splendor". history.sundance.org. Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  15. ^ a b c d e f Tasker, Yvonne, ed. (October 21, 2010). Fifty Contemporary Film Directors. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781136919459.
  16. ^ a b Smith, Damon (February 2008). "Rebel, Rebel". Bright Lights Film Journal (59). Oakland, California. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  17. ^ Konrad, Todd. "Smiley Face". independentfilmquarterly.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  18. ^ Mottram, James (January 26, 2007). "Brits reign at Sundance". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  19. ^ a b Tsiokos, Basil (May 23, 2010). "UPDATE: "Kaboom" Claims First Queer Palm". indiewire.com. Indiewire. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  20. ^ Bergeson, Samantha (August 30, 2024). "Charli xcx to Star in Gregg Araki's 'Provocative' Thriller 'I Want Your Sex'". Indiewire. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  21. ^ O'Neill, Phelim (August 5, 2011). "Gregg Araki's films are giving the US a crash course in shoegazing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  22. ^ O'Neill, Phelim (August 5, 2011). "Gregg Araki's films are giving the US a crash course in shoegazing". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  23. ^ "FILMMAKER ON THE EDGE". ptownfilmfest.org. Provincetown International Film Festival. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  24. ^ "God Help Me: Gregg Araki". Museum of Arts and Design. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  25. ^ Renninger, Bryce J (August 19, 2013). "Never-Aired MTV Pilot & Master Class at Museum of Art Design's Gregg Araki Retrospective". Indiewire. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  26. ^ Grossman, Jeremy (September 17, 2013). "Cult filmmaker Gregg Araki talks career retrospective". Washington Square News. New York University. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  27. ^ Yutani, Kimberly (1996). "Gregg Araki and the Queer New Wave". In Leong, Russell (ed.). Asian American Sexualities: Dimensions of the Gay and Lesbian Experience. Psychology Press. p. 177. ISBN 9780415914376.
  28. ^ Szymanski, Michael (July 20, 1997). "Having It Both Ways". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  29. ^ Turner, Megan (September 8, 1999). "STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: GAY DIRECTOR FALLS FOR 90210 BABE". New York Post. New York City. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  30. ^ Lim, Dennis (January 14, 2011). "Young and Restless Never Gets Old". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  31. ^ Musto, Michael (October 20, 2014). "Gregg Araki on His New Movie, White Bird in a Blizzard, and Being Gay in Hollywood". Out.
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