John Krokidas

{{short description|American film director}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = John Krokidas | image = KIll Your Darlings- John Krokidas (9765358411) (cropped).jpg | caption = Krokidas in 2013 | birth_name = | birth_place = Springfield, Massachusetts, United States<ref name="biography">{{cite web |title=Kill Your Darlings |url=http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/festival/2013/killyourdarlings |work=Toronto International Film Festival |access-date=September 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001195109/http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/festival/2013/killyourdarlings |archive-date=October 1, 2013 }}</ref> | occupation = Film director, screenwriter, producer | alma_mater = Yale University (B.A.)<br />New York University | known_for = ''Kill Your Darlings'' (2013) | years_active = 1998–present }}

'''John Krokidas''' <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldderby.com/candidates/john-krokidas.html |title=John Krokidas – Awards & Bio |work=Gold Derby |access-date=September 29, 2013}}</ref> is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, best known for his directorial debut film, the 2013 biographical drama ''Kill Your Darlings''.

==Personal life== Krokidas attended Yale University, where he originally enrolled into acting. Krokidas graduated with a B.A. in theater and American studies, as well as a Distinction in the Major. He later attended New York University, where he studied the Graduate Film program.<ref name="biography"/><ref name="article">{{cite news|title=Director John Krokidas is bringing Beat generation to Sundance |url=http://www.pappaspost.com/view-culture/-/ccontent/86083 |work=The Pappas Post |date=January 11, 2013 |access-date=September 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002130915/http://www.pappaspost.com/view-culture/-/ccontent/86083 |archive-date=October 2, 2013 }}</ref> Krokidas has Greek, Italian, and Jewish ancestry.<ref>{{cite news |first=Iris |last=Mann |title=Little-known stories live large on screen |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/fall_preview/article/little_known_stories_live_large_on_screen |work=The Jewish Journal |date=September 6, 2013 |access-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=John Krokidas' movie release date announced |url=http://www.pappaspost.com/view-culture/-/ccontent/106023 |work=The Pappas Post |date=June 9, 2013 |access-date=September 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002132448/http://www.pappaspost.com/view-culture/-/ccontent/106023 |archive-date=October 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Fox |title=Darlings revisits pivotal year |url=http://www.jewishindependent.ca/oldsite/archives/nov13/archives13nov22-12.html |work=Jewish Independent |date=November 22, 2013 |access-date=September 20, 2014}}</ref> His maternal grandmother was Jewish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishindependent.ca/oldsite/archives/nov13/archives13nov22-12.html|title=Darlings revisits pivotal year}}</ref>

He resides in New York and is openly gay.<ref name="article"/>

==Career== During his time at New York University, Krokidas began directing short films such as ''Shame No More'' (1999) and ''Slo-Mo'' (2001). After graduation, he signed a three-year contract with film company Miramax Films, having earlier done script coverage for the studio. In 2013, Krokidas directed, co-wrote and produced his first feature film, ''Kill Your Darlings'', starring Daniel Radcliffe.<ref name="article"/>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Producer ! Writer |- |1998 |''Billy Twist'' | |{{yes}} | |- |1999 |''Shame No More'' |{{yes}} | |{{yes}} |- |2001 |''Slo-Mo'' |{{yes}} | |{{yes}} |- |2008 |''Anatomy of a Socially Awkward Situation'' | | |{{yes}} |- |2013 |''Kill Your Darlings'' |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |}

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Notes |- |2014 |''Black Box'' |Episodes: "Who Are You" and "Exceptional or Dead" |- |2016 |''Wayward Pines'' |Episode: "Once Upon a Time in Wayward Pines" |- |2017–19 |''Star'' |6 episodes |- |2017 |''American Crime'' |Episode: "Season Three: Episode Seven" |- |2018 |''Empire'' |Episode: "Pay for Their Presumptions" |- |2022 |''The Equalizer'' |Episode: "Somewhere Over The Hudson" |}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|1045865|John Krokidas}}

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