Gregg Araki
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LGBT filmmaker
cinematographer
film director
film editor
film producer
human
independent filmmaker
screenwriter
Gregg Araki is an American filmmaker known for his stylized, subversive, and sexually frank independent films that helped define the New Queer Cinema movement of the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
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| Gregg Araki canonical | 19 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13434870 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gregg Araki Context triple: [New Queer Cinema, hasNotableDirector, Gregg Araki]
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A.
Harmony Korine
Harmony Korine is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for his provocative, experimental films that explore youth culture and social decay.
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B.
Rachel Korine
Rachel Korine is an American actress known for her work in independent and art-house films, particularly through her collaborations with filmmaker Harmony Korine.
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C.
Andrew Bujalski
Andrew Bujalski is an American independent filmmaker and actor often credited as a pioneer of the "mumblecore" movement in contemporary cinema.
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D.
Riki Johnson
Riki Johnson is an American man best known to the public as the first husband of professional wrestler Charlotte Flair.
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E.
Des McAnuff
Des McAnuff is a Tony Award–winning Canadian-American director and producer best known for his work on major Broadway musicals such as "Jersey Boys" and "Big River."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gregg Araki Target entity description: Gregg Araki is an American filmmaker known for his stylized, subversive, and sexually frank independent films that helped define the New Queer Cinema movement of the 1990s.
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A.
Harmony Korine
Harmony Korine is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for his provocative, experimental films that explore youth culture and social decay.
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B.
Rachel Korine
Rachel Korine is an American actress known for her work in independent and art-house films, particularly through her collaborations with filmmaker Harmony Korine.
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C.
Andrew Bujalski
Andrew Bujalski is an American independent filmmaker and actor often credited as a pioneer of the "mumblecore" movement in contemporary cinema.
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D.
Riki Johnson
Riki Johnson is an American man best known to the public as the first husband of professional wrestler Charlotte Flair.
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E.
Des McAnuff
Des McAnuff is a Tony Award–winning Canadian-American director and producer best known for his work on major Broadway musicals such as "Jersey Boys" and "Big River."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT filmmaker
ⓘ
cinematographer ⓘ film director ⓘ film editor ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ independent filmmaker ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| almaMater |
University of California, Santa Barbara
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University of Southern California ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfBirth | 1959-12-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | USC School of Cinematic Arts ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Japanese American ⓘ |
| familyName | Araki ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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drama film ⓘ independent film ⓘ queer cinema ⓘ teen film ⓘ |
| givenName | Gregg ⓘ |
| influenced |
New Queer Cinema movement
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linked to:
New Queer Cinema
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| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | New Queer Cinema ⓘ |
| name | Gregg Araki ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kaboom
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Mysterious Skin ⓘ Nowhere ⓘ Poison Ivy (TV series episodes director) ⓘ Smiley Face ⓘ Splendor ⓘ The Doom Generation ⓘ The Living End ⓘ The Long Weekend (O' Despair) ⓘ Three Bewildered People in the Night ⓘ Totally F***ed Up ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
ⓘ
film director ⓘ film editor ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
California
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linked to:
California (state)
Los Angeles ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| residence | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| style |
nonlinear narratives
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punk-influenced aesthetics ⓘ sexually explicit themes ⓘ stylized visuals ⓘ subversive storytelling ⓘ |
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Subject: Gregg Araki Description of subject: Gregg Araki is an American filmmaker known for his stylized, subversive, and sexually frank independent films that helped define the New Queer Cinema movement of the 1990s.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Mysterious Skin (character: Brian Lackey)
subject linked to:
Mysterious Skin (character: Brian Lackey)