RED LIGHT 2020
Genre: Horror Slasher
Running time: 10 minutes
Synopsis: An arrogant, ultra-famous Gen Z social media prankster and his vapid, on-trend friends face hell on Halloween night when they run into two middle-aged, justice-seeking brothers determined to teach them a lesson about decency and morality. Not one of their live-streaming-million-plus followers can help them now.
Starring: Ted Raimi and Brian Krause.
“RED LIGHT” is a proof of concept. The feature film adaptation is in development.
-SITGES World Premiere + 70 more selections.
RED LIGHT got positive reviews from critics, journalists and horror fans. Alex’s work has been compared to Guillermo Del Toro’s. The feature film adaptation is currently in development.
Shot on Alexa Mini w/ Master Prime Lenses.
RED LIGHT was shot with long takes something that film critics, film festivals and horror fans have given much praising.
FORGIVENESS 2021
Genre: Psychological Horror
Running time: 90 minutes
Synopsis: Three women mysteriously wake up in a hospital and discover that one of them is deaf, one is mute and the other one is blind; together they will have to figure out why they are there and how to get out.
"FORGIVENESS" has been distributed in North America + 45 territories theatrically and/or on VOD.
-FrightFest World Premiere +21 more selections.
“From Mexico, comes FORGIVENESS, a surreal, violent and revenge-laden horror thriller by new Mexploitation maestro Alex Kahuam. ”
“Director Alex Kahuam has brought to Arrow Films FrightFest a brutal and intelligent film, Forgiveness. Almost devoid of dialogue, it’s an excursion into the raw side of reality.”
“Written and directed by Mexican filmmaker Alex Kahuam, who lets the visuals do the talking as it’s almost completely dialogue-free. It’s hauntingly filmed in long, fluid shots that heighten the frantic panic of the women it follows. Forgiveness is packed full of disturbing imagery with a surreal edge and is terrifyingly mesmerizing.”
Shot on RED Weapon w/ Xeen Lenses.
"165 days IN Quarantine" is a psychological thriller drama short film starring Alberto Trujillo (Halley - Sundance Official Selection), María Evoli (Ariel award winner) and Eligio Meléndez (Ariel award winner). It was made during Covid-19 lockdowns.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic Director Kahuam was forced to be his own cinematographer and camera operator as well.
Shot on Arri Alexa Mini (Cooke 16mm S4/i Lens)
LAX 2018
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 6:30 minutes
Synopsis: Upon arrival to Los Angeles Airport a young Mexican man is sent to a second revision because of his ethnicity. While being interrogated he witnesses all the racism toward internationals.
LAX was screened at the DGA with an official selection for a local film festival in LA.
Shot on Arri Alexa Mini (Cooke 24mm S4/i Lens)