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Kyle Patrick Alvarez (born 1983) is an American film director and screenwriter.

Alvarez at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival
Alvarez at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival

Early life and education


Alvarez was born in Miami, and attended the University of Miami.[1]


Career


His first film, Easier with Practice, was based on a GQ article by Davy Rothbart.[2] Alvarez then adapted a short story by David Sedaris into the film C.O.G., which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and was released later that year.

Alvarez's third film, The Stanford Prison Experiment, a thriller dramatizing the 1971 experiment of the same name, premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the Alfred P. Sloan Prize.[3] It received positive reviews and was distributed by IFC Films.[4] Alvarez has also directed four episodes of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.[5]

Alvarez directed the second season of the Amazon series Homecoming which premiered on May 22, 2020.


Personal life


Alvarez lives in Los Angeles.[1] He is openly gay.[6]


Filmography


Year Title Director Writer Producer Ref(s)
2009 Easier with Practice Yes Yes Yes [2]
2013 C.O.G. Yes Yes Yes [2]
2015 The Stanford Prison Experiment Yes No No [7]
TBA Crater Yes No No [8]

Television

Year Title Episodes Ref(s)
2017 13 Reasons Why "Tape 3, Side A" [9]
"Tape 3, Side B" [9]
"Tape 7, Side A" [9]
2018 "Bye" [10]
Counterpart "Outside In" [11]
"Something Borrowed" [11]
2019 Tales of the City "Three of Cups"
2020 Homecoming All season 2 episodes [12]

References


  1. Olsen, Mark (February 28, 2010). "Kyle Patrick Alvarez's 'Easier With Practice' finds its way to screens". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. Barnes, Brooks (January 19, 2013). "A Writer's Strange Route to Hollywood". The New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  3. "MAKING THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT: An Interview with Kyle Patrick Alvarez". Lunacy Productions. November 28, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  4. "The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  5. Busis, Hillary (May 5, 2017). "How 13 Reasons Why Built That Heartbreaking Suicide Scene". Vanity Fair. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  6. Kramer, Gary M. (2013). "Openly Gay Writer/Director Kyle Patrick Alvarez Talks About His Latest Film: C.O.G." San Francisco Bay Times. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  7. "The Stanford Prison Experiment". IFC Films. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  8. WBRZ Staff (May 17, 2021). "Disney movie set to start filming in Baton Rouge soon". WBRZ-TV. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  9. Montgomery, Daniel (May 30, 2017). "Kyle Patrick Alvarez ('13 Reasons Why' director) on shooting controversial suicide scene". Gold Derby. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  10. Fallon, Kevin (May 21, 2018). "The '13 Reasons Why' Graphic Sexual-Assault Scene: Did the Show Go Too Far Again?". The Daily Beast. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  11. Tobias, Scott (December 23, 2018). "Counterpart Recap: Do Unto Others". Vulture. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  12. Cheney, Jen (May 21, 2020). "Homecoming's Second Chapter Trades Conspiracy for Psychological Thrills". Vulture. Retrieved May 23, 2020.




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Kyle Patrick Álvarez (nacido el 19 de mayo 1983 en Miami, Florida (Estados Unidos) es un director, productor y guionista de cine independiente aunque en ocasiones colabora en la realización de guiones de series. Es conocido por sus últimos éxitos como C.O.G. y The Stanford Prison Experiment.



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