Darren Aronofsky
Known for DirectingBorn 1969-02-12Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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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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Known for
Requiem for a Dream
2000 · as Visitor (uncredited)
Black Swan: Metamorphosis
2011 · as Self
Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist
2021 · as Self
People Are Amazing: Making 'The Whale'
2023 · as Self
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006 · as Self - Director of 'Requiem for a Dream'
Edge of Outside
2006 · as Self
Within the Ring
2009 · as Self
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
2022 · as Self
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
2007 · as Himself
The Making of Requiem for a Dream
2001 · as Self
mother! The Downward Spiral
2017 · as Self
From Jackie to Camelot
2017 · as Self
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
2006 · as Self