Alex Kahuam
| Alex Kahuam | |
|---|---|
 File:Alex Kahuam.jpg Kahuam at the 2020 Sitges Film Festival | |
| Born | Mexico |
| 💼 Occupation | Director, writer, editor, producer |
| 📆 Years active | 2011–present |
Alex Kahuam is a Mexican film director, writer and producer.[1][2][3] He is best known for his work on the films Red Light, and Forgiveness.[4][5]
Life and career
Kahuam was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He is third generation of a Lebanese family who immigrated to Mexico.[6] After moving to Los Angeles in 2012, he graduated with a B.F.A in filmmaking at the New York Film Academy.[7]
Kahuam's short film, Red Light, starring Ted Raimi, premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in 2020.[8] In 2021, his third feature film, Forgiveness, premiered at Frightfest.[5] His upcoming feature film, Failure!, starring Ted Raimi, was shot entirely in a single long take.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Disaster Date | Director and writer | Short film |
| 2012 | Escondida | Director, writer, editor and producer | Feature film |
| 2014 | Night Lights-Make Me Smile | Director, writer, editor and producer | Short film |
| 2014 | What's in the Case? | Director, writer, editor and producer | Short film |
| 2014 | So, You Want to Be a Gangster? | Director, writer, editor and producer | Short film |
| 2015 | Salvador Santana: Till the Mornin' Light | Director, writer and editor | Short film |
| 2018 | LAX | Director, writer, editor and producer | Short film |
| 2018 | So, You Want to Be a Gangster? | Director, writer, editor and producer | Feature film |
| 2020 | Red Light | Director, writer, editor and producer | Short film |
| 2021 | Forgiveness | Director, writer, editor and producer | Feature film |
| TBA | Failure! | Director, writer, editor and producer | Feature film |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nominated | Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival | Special Mention - Short Film | Red Light | [10] |
| Nominated | Sitges Film Festival | Best International Short Film | [11] | ||
| Nominated | Telluride Horror Show | Best Short Film | [12] | ||
| 2021 | Nominated | Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival | Best International Short Film | [13] | |
| Nominated | FrightFest | Discovery Screen | Forgiveness | [14] |
References
- ↑ "ALEX KAHUAM". nyfa.edu. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Meet Alex Kahuam, independent filmmaker in Hollywood". voyagela.com. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Meet Alex Kahuam - Filmmaker". shoutoutla.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ↑ "RED LIGHT (Short Film)". starburstmagazine.com. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Forgiveness' review: Dir. Alex Kahuam [FrightFest]". thehollywoodnews.com. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Mexican Director Alex Kahuam's Films Influenced By Mexico's Violence". cinemovie.tv. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ↑ "New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA Filmmaking Alum Alex Kahuam Profiled in VoyageLA". nyfa.edu. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Everything We Learned From Ted Raimi's Online Chat At The Telluride Horror Show". slashfilm.com. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ↑ "FAILURE! Alex Kahuam Directs Genre Icon Ted Raimi in Single Take Thriller". screenanarchy.com. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ↑ "BIFFF 2021" (PDF). bifff.net. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ↑ "RED LIGHT". sitgesfilmfestival.com. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Complete Lineup Announced for TELLURIDE HORROR SHOW 2020 "Shelter-in-Place" Edition". dreadcentral.com. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Red Light". strasbourgfestival.com. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ↑ "FORGIVENESS". frightfest.co.uk. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
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