Darren Aronofsky
Directing
Born 1969-02-12
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
78 credits
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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.
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Filmography
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Directing
10 credits
The Whale
Black Swan
Caught Stealing
mother!
Noah
The Fountain
The Wrestler
Requiem for a Dream
Pi
Protozoa
Producing
33 credits
The Whale
Caught Stealing
Noah
The Fighter
The Wrestler
The Good Nurse
Limitless with Chris Hemsworth
White Boy Rick
Kindred
One Strange Rock
Aftermath
Pole to Pole with Will Smith
Welcome to Earth
Jackie
Below
Limitless: Live Better Now
Zipper
Lowland Kids
Catch the Fair One
Underland
The Territory
The Tiger
Little Death
Goodnight Lamby
The Vandal
Black Gold
Serendipity
Some Kind of Heaven
Solidarity
The Answers
Holding Liat
Pendulum
Pacified
Acting
17 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Requiem for a Dream
HypaSpace
Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Black Swan: Metamorphosis
Soldier Boyz
The Making of Requiem for a Dream
mother! The Downward Spiral
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
Edge of Outside
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
People Are Amazing: Making 'The Whale'
Writing
9 credits
mother!
Noah
The Fountain
Requiem for a Dream
Limitless with Chris Hemsworth
Pi
Below
Limitless: Live Better Now
Protozoa
Other credits
6 credits
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Last and First Men
Esther's Choice
The House of Yes
Phat Beach
Black Swan: Metamorphosis
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