Alex Kahuam

Last updated
Alex Kahuam
Alex Kahuam.jpg
Kahuam at the 2020 Sitges Film Festival
Born
Mexico City, Mexico
Alma mater New York Film Academy
Occupations
Years active2011–present
Known for

Alex Kahuam is a Mexican-American filmmaker best known for the films Red Light (2020), Forgiveness (2021), and Failure! (2023).

Contents

Early life

Kahuam was born in Mexico City, Mexico. [1] He is third generation of a Lebanese family who immigrated to Mexico. [2] After moving to Los Angeles in 2012, he graduated with a B.F.A in filmmaking at the New York Film Academy. [3]

Career

Kahuam's short film Red Light starred Ted Raimi and premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in 2020. [4] In 2021, his third feature film Forgiveness premiered at Frightfest. [5] His 2023 film Failure! was shot entirely in a single long take making him the first Mexican filmmaker to make a one shot feature film in the United States. [6] [7]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterEditorProducerNote
2011Disaster DateYesYesNoNoShort film
2012EscondidaYesYesYesYes
2014Night Lights-Make Me SmileYesYesYesYesShort film
What's in the Case?YesYesYesYesShort film
So, You Want to Be a Gangster?YesYesYesYesShort film
2015Salvador Santana: Till the Mornin' LightYesYesYesNoShort film
2018LAXYesYesYesYesShort film
So, You Want to Be a Gangster?YesYesYesYes
2020Red LightYesYesYesYesShort film [8]
2021 Forgiveness YesYesYesYes [5]
2023 Failure! YesYesYesYes [9]
2025 The Remedy YesYesYesYes [10]


Awards and nominations

AwardYearFilmCategoryResultRef.
Sitges Film Festival 2020Red LightBest International Short FilmNominated [11]
Telluride Horror Show Best Short FilmNominated [12]
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival 2021Best International Short FilmNominated [13]

References

  1. ↑ "ALEX KAHUAM". New York Foundation for the Arts . Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ Haas, Lupe R. (2017-07-14). "Mexican Director Alex Kahuam's Films Influenced By Mexico's Violence". Cinemovie. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  3. ↑ "New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA Filmmaking Alum Alex Kahuam Profiled in VoyageLA". New York Foundation for the Arts . Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ Corrigan, Kalyn (2020-10-30). "Everything We Learned From Ted Raimi's Online Chat At The Telluride Horror Show". Slashfilm . Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Hughes, Kat (2021-08-29). "Forgiveness' review: Dir. Alex Kahuam [FrightFest]". The Hollywood News. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  6. ↑ Hughes, Kat (2023-08-28). "'Failure!' review: Dir. Alex Kahuam [FrightFest 2023]". The Hollywood News. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  7. ↑ DiVincenzo, Alex (2025-01-30). "Single-Take Thriller 'Failure!' Starring Ted Raimi Available Now". Bloody Disgusting! . Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  8. ↑ "RED LIGHT (Short Film)". Starburst . 2022-02-01. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  9. ↑ Unsworth, Martin (2023-08-28). "FAILURE! [FrightFest 2023]". Starburst . Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  10. ↑ Ling, Jamie (May 2, 2025). "Cannes' Fantastic Pavilion Unleashes Sinister Slate With Ghost Ships, Cursed Coffee Tables and a Mexican Horror Surge". Variety .
  11. ↑ "RED LIGHT". Sitges Film Festival (in Catalan). 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  12. ↑ Millican, Josh (2020-10-09). "Complete Lineup Announced for TELLURIDE HORROR SHOW 2020 "Shelter-in-Place" Edition". Dread Central . Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  13. ↑ "Red Light". Strasbourg Film Festival. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.