Alex Kahuam

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

Alex Kahuam
Kahuam at the 2020 Sitges Film Festival
Born	Mexico City, Mexico
Alma mater	New York Film Academy
Occupations	Film director screenwriter film editor film producer
Years active	2011–present
Known for	Forgiveness Failure! Red Light

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

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Editor	Producer	Note
2011	Disaster Date	Yes	Yes	No	No	Short film
2012	Escondida	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
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
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[8]
2021	Forgiveness	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	[5]
2023	Failure!	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	[9]
2025	The Remedy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	[10]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
Sitges Film Festival	2020	Red Light	Best International Short Film	Nominated	[11]
Telluride Horror Show			Best Short Film	Nominated	[12]
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival	2021		Best International Short Film	Nominated	[13]