Gregg Araki

Born: 1959-12-17

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Gregg Araki (born December 17, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is noted for his involvement with the New Queer Cinema movement. His Teenage Apocalypse film trilogy, consisting of Totally F***ed Up (1993), The Doom Generation (1995) and Nowhere (1997), has been heralded as a cult classic. His film Kaboom (2010) was the inaugural winner of the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival. On January 23, 2026, his erotic comedy thriller film I Want Your Sex starring Olivia Wilde premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

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