Harmony Korine was born in Bolinas, California in 1973. His family moved to the East Coast when he was five and he spent his early years in Nashville and New York. At the age of 19, he wrote the critically acclaimed screenplay Kids for director Larry Clark. At the time of release of Gummo, he is currently at work writing a new feature and a 10 part decalogue called Jokes to be financed through French investors.


Directed the video for Sonic Youth's "Sunday" starring Macaulay Culkin and Rachel Miner. Wrote lyrics with Björk for her song "Harm of Will" from the album "Vespertine.". Attended high school at Hillsboro High School in Nashville, Tennessee. Has a tattoo of a trident on his right hand. His parents live in Panama, which is why he chose to film sections of Mister Lonely (2007) within that country. Named his top ten favorite films of all time in a December 1999 issue of Dazed & Confused: Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1981), Badlands (1973), Days of Heaven (1978), Fat City (1972), Stroszek (1977), The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Out of the Blue (1980) and 'Je vous salue, Marie' (1985).