American film director and painter. Her best-known films are the cult horror film “Near Dark” (1987), the surfer/bank robbery action picture “Point Break” (1991), the historical/mystery film “The Weight of Water” (2000) and the war drama “The Hurt Locker” (2009). The Hurt Locker won the 2009 Academy Award for Best Picture, won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama.

FILMOGRAPHY
2011 Triple Frontier
2008 The Hurt Locker
2002 K-19: The Widowmaker
2000 The Weight of Water 
1995 Strange Days 
1991 Point Break 
1990 Blue Steel 
1987 Near Dark
1982 Loveless, The
1978 The Set-Up