Darren Aronofsky

Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are noted for their surreal, melodramatic, and often disturbing elements, frequently in the form of psychological fiction. Over his career, he has received a Primetime Emmy Award. He has been nominated for several awards including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Aronofsky studied film and social anthropology at Harvard University before studying directing at the AFI Conservatory. After completing his senior thesis film, Supermarket Sweep, he won several film awards, becoming a National Student Academy Award finalist. In 1997, he founded the film and TV production company Protozoa Pictures. His feature film debut, the surrealist psychological thriller Pi (1998), earned him the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival and an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. Aronofsky then directed the psychological drama Requiem for a Dream (2000), the romantic fantasy sci-fi drama The Fountain (2006), and the sports drama The Wrestler (2008), the latter of which earned the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. He directed the psychological drama Black Swan(2010), earning him the Best Director. His later films include the biblical epic Noah (2014), the psychological horror film Mother! (2017) and the drama The Whale (2022). Aronofsky's film Postcard from Earth (2023) was produced and filmed exclusively for the Sphere in the Las Vegas Valley on its 16K resolution screen. Description above from the Wikipedia article Darren Aronofsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

All 19Movies 13TV 6

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People Are Amazing: Making 'The Whale'

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Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America

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Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

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mother! The Downward Spiral

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From Jackie to Camelot

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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

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StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

2013

Black Swan: Metamorphosis

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Within the Ring

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Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth

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This Film Is Not Yet Rated

Self - Director of 'Requiem for a Dream'

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

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Edge of Outside

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HypaSpace

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The Making of Requiem for a Dream

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Requiem for a Dream

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