# Alex Kahuam

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{{short description|Mexican-American filmmaker}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Alex Kahuam
| image              = File:Alex Kahuam.jpg
| caption            = Kahuam at the 2020 [Sitges Film Festival](/source/Sitges_Film_Festival)
| birth_name         = 
| othername          = 
| birth_date         = 
| birth_place        = [Mexico City, Mexico](/source/Mexico_City%2C_Mexico)
| alma_mater         = [New York Film Academy](/source/New_York_Film_Academy)
| occupation         = {{hlist|[Film director](/source/Film_director)|[screenwriter](/source/screenwriter)|[film editor](/source/film_editor)|[film producer](/source/film_producer)}}
| known_for          = {{hlist|''[Forgiveness](/source/Forgiveness_(2021_film))''|''[Failure!](/source/Failure!)''|''Red Light''}}
| notable_works      = 
| years_active       = 2011–present
| spouse             = 
}}

'''Alex Kahuam''' is a Mexican-American [filmmaker](/source/filmmaker) best known for the films ''Red Light'' (2020), ''[Forgiveness](/source/Forgiveness_(2021_film))'' (2021), and ''[Failure!](/source/Failure!)'' (2023).

==Early life==
Kahuam was born in [Mexico City, Mexico](/source/Mexico_City%2C_Mexico).<ref>{{Cite web |title=ALEX KAHUAM |url=https://www.nyfa.edu/nyfa-news/alumni/alex-kahuam/ |access-date=June 15, 2022 |website=[New York Foundation for the Arts](/source/New_York_Foundation_for_the_Arts)}}</ref> He is third generation of a Lebanese family who immigrated to Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haas |first=Lupe R. |date=2017-07-14 |title=Mexican Director Alex Kahuam's Films Influenced By Mexico's Violence |url=https://cinemovie.tv/Interviews/mexican-director-alex-kahaum-s-films-influenced-by-mexico-s-violence |access-date=June 15, 2022 |website=Cinemovie}}</ref> After moving to Los Angeles in 2012, he graduated with a B.F.A in filmmaking at the [New York Film Academy](/source/New_York_Film_Academy).<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York Film Academy (NYFA) BFA Filmmaking Alum Alex Kahuam Profiled in VoyageLA |url=https://www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blog/alum-alex-kahuam-voyagela/ |access-date=June 15, 2022 |website=[New York Foundation for the Arts](/source/New_York_Foundation_for_the_Arts)}}</ref>

== Career ==
Kahuam's short film ''Red Light'' starred [Ted Raimi](/source/Ted_Raimi) and premiered at the [Sitges Film Festival](/source/Sitges_Film_Festival) in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corrigan |first=Kalyn |date=2020-10-30 |title=Everything We Learned From Ted Raimi's Online Chat At The Telluride Horror Show |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/577505/ted-raimi-telluride-horror-show-chat/ |access-date=June 15, 2022 |website=[Slashfilm](/source/Slashfilm)}}</ref> In 2021, his third feature film ''[Forgiveness](/source/Forgiveness_(2021_film))'' premiered at [Frightfest](/source/FrightFest_(film_festival)).<ref name="thehollywoodnews">{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Kat |date=2021-08-29 |title=Forgiveness' review: Dir. Alex Kahuam [FrightFest] |url=https://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2021/08/29/forgiveness-review-dir-alex-kahuam-frightfest/ |access-date=June 15, 2022 |website=The Hollywood News}}</ref> His 2023 film ''[Failure!](/source/Failure!)'' was shot entirely in a single [long take](/source/long_take) making him the first Mexican filmmaker to make a [one shot](/source/One-shot_film) feature film in the [United States](/source/United_States).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Kat |date=2023-08-28 |title='Failure!' review: Dir. Alex Kahuam [FrightFest 2023] |url=https://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2023/08/29/failure-review-dir-alex-kahuam-frightfest-2023/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=The Hollywood News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DiVincenzo |first=Alex |date=2025-01-30 |title=Single-Take Thriller 'Failure!' Starring Ted Raimi Available Now |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3852772/single-take-thriller-failure-starring-ted-raimi-available-now/ |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=[Bloody Disgusting!](/source/Bloody_Disgusting!) |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Director
!Writer
!Editor
!Producer
! Note
|-
|| 2011
| ''Disaster Date''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
| Short film
|-
|| 2012
| ''Escondida''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2014
| ''Night Lights-Make Me Smile''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| Short film
|-
| ''What's in the Case?''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| Short film
|-
| ''So, You Want to Be a Gangster?''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| Short film
|-
|| 2015
| ''Salvador Santana: Till the Mornin' Light''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2018
| ''LAX''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| Short film
|-
| ''So, You Want to Be a Gangster?''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|| 2020
| ''Red Light''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| Short film<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-01 |title=RED LIGHT (Short Film) |url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/red-light-short-film |access-date=June 15, 2022 |website=[Starburst](/source/Starburst_(magazine))}}</ref>
|-
|| 2021
| ''[Forgiveness](/source/Forgiveness_(2021_film))''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|<ref name="thehollywoodnews" />
|-
|| 2023
| ''[Failure!](/source/Failure!)''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Unsworth |first=Martin |date=2023-08-28 |title=FAILURE! [FrightFest 2023] |url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/failure/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=[Starburst](/source/Starburst_(magazine)) |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|2025
| ''[The Remedy](/source/The_Remedy_(film))''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ling |first=Jamie |date=May 2, 2025 |title=Cannes’ Fantastic Pavilion Unleashes Sinister Slate With Ghost Ships, Cursed Coffee Tables and a Mexican Horror Surge |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/cannes-fantastic-pavilion-lineup-1236384824/ |website=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Award
!Year
!Film
!Category
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|[Sitges Film Festival](/source/Sitges_Film_Festival)
| rowspan="2" |2020
| rowspan="3" |''Red Light''
|Best International Short Film
| style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=RED LIGHT |url=https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/cat/film?id=10006609 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924121618/https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/cat/film?id=10006609 |archive-date=2020-09-24 |access-date=June 15, 2022 |website=[Sitges Film Festival](/source/Sitges_Film_Festival) |language=CA}}</ref>
|-
|[Telluride Horror Show](/source/Telluride_Horror_Show)
|Best Short Film
| style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Millican |first=Josh |date=2020-10-09 |title=Complete Lineup Announced for TELLURIDE HORROR SHOW 2020 "Shelter-in-Place" Edition |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/349374/complete-lineup-announced-for-telluride-horror-show-2020-shelter-in-place-edition/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=[Dread Central](/source/Dread_Central) |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival](/source/Strasbourg_European_Fantastic_Film_Festival)
|2021
|Best International Short Film
| style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Light |url=http://strasbourgfestival.com/red-light-2-en/ |access-date=June 15, 2022 |website=Strasbourg Film Festival}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|6462148|Alex Kahuam}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|celebrity/alex_kahuam}}
* {{Official website|http://alexkahuam.com}}

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