Kim Krizan(born November 1, 1961) is an American writer and actress best known for originating the story and characters in theBeforetrilogywith her writing onBefore Sunrise(1995)[1]andBefore Sunset(2004),[2]for which she was nominated for anAcademy Award for Best Adapted Screenplayand a Writers Guild Award.[3]The trilogy is based on characters she created withRichard Linklater.[4][5]Krizan currently resides in Los Angeles, where she writes and teaches writing courses, most notably atUCLA.In the fall of 2021, she launched a video based writing class on Patreon.[6]
| Kim Krizan | |
|---|---|
 Krizan in 2014 | |
| Born | Kim Arnette Krizan November 1, 1961 Hawthorne, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Actress |
| Spouse(s) |
Chip Mosher (m.1999) |
Life and career
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Krizan was featured in Linklater'sSlacker(1990) andWaking Life(2001). She is known for her part inDazed and Confused(1993) where she plays the high school teacher, Ginny Stroud. Krizan also appeared and wrote her monologue inWaking Life,which discusses language and love.
In 2007, Krizan was selected as spokesperson for the screenwriting softwareFinal Draft.[citation needed]
In 2008, Krizan’s sci-fi/horror comic book, “2061,” was published inZombie Tales#1, 9, and 11, with all three installments collected into a stand-alone graphic novella entitledZombie Tales 2061.In 2010, she also contributed the story “Of and Concerning the Ancient, Mystical, and Holy Origins of... CBGBs” to issue #3 of theCBGBcomic book miniseries.[citation needed]
In October 2012,Publishers Weeklyspotlighted Krizan's self-publishing efforts onKickstarterfor her debut non-fiction bookOriginal Sins: Trade Secrets of the Femme Fatale.[7]The Kickstarter campaign was successfully funded in November 2012.[8]
In 2013, Krizan published an article inThe Huffington Postrevealing she had found a previously unpublished love letter written byGore Vidalto the diaristAnaïs Nin.This letter contradicts Vidal's previous characterization of his relationship with Nin, showing that Vidal did have feelings for her that he later heavily disavowed in his autobiography,Palimpsest.Krizan did this research in the run up to the release of the latest volume of Nin's uncensored diary,Mirages,for which she wrote the foreword.[9]
In 2019 Krizan publishedSpy in the House of Anaïs Nin,an examination of long-buried letters, papers, and original manuscripts Krizan found while doing archival work in Nin's Los Angeles home.[10]Krizan was a board member of the Anaïs Nin Foundation.[citation needed]
In the fall of 2021, Krizan brought her writing class online with the debut of "The Magic Hour with Kim Krizan" hosted on Patreon.[11]
In spring 2024, Chanel premiered its Fall-Winter 2024/25 Ready-to-Wear Show Cinematic Story featuring Penelope Cruz and Brad Pitt, written by Kim Krizan, and directed by Vinoodh Matadin and Inez van Lamsweerde.
References
edit- ^"'Before Sunrise': The Making of an Indie Classic ".The New York Times.January 22, 2020.Retrieved2020-07-13.
- ^"BEFORE SUNSET Writer Kim Krizan & The Life of Anaïs Nin".The Film Scene with Illeana Douglas.October 10, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-12.Retrieved2020-07-13.
- ^"This Year's Oscar Nominees".The New York Times.January 26, 2005.Retrieved2008-09-02.
- ^"La historia que inspiró ANTES DEL AMANECER".Mirá a Quién Encontré.June 27, 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-12.Retrieved2020-07-13.
- ^"Por qué Jesse no besa a Celine en ANTES DEL ATARDECER".Mirá a Quién Encontré.July 8, 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-12.Retrieved2020-07-13.
- ^Meyer, Joshua (2021-10-03)."Before Sunrise Co-Creator And Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Is Making Her UCLA-Level Class Available Online [Exclusive]".SlashFilm.com.Retrieved2021-10-03.
- ^"PW Select October 2012: Self-Publishing for 'Dangerous Women'".www.publishersweekly.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-10-03.
- ^"Update 6: Here's to You · Original Sins: Trade Secrets of the Femme Fatale".
- ^"Gore Vidal's Secret, Unpublished Love Letter To Anaïs Nin".The Huffington Post.September 27, 2013.Retrieved2013-09-20.
- ^"Spy In The House Of Anaïs Nin: An Interview With Kim Krizan".Hobart.November 1, 2019.Retrieved2020-07-11.
- ^"Before Sunrise Co-Creator And Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Is Making Her UCLA-Level Class Available Online [Exclusive]".IMDb.Retrieved2021-10-03.