Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Illustration — Alvarez at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival Kyle Patrick Alvarez (born 1983) is an American filmmaker and producer. He is known for directing the film The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) and has worked as a director and producer for television.
Kyle Patrick Alvarez
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- Born
- 1983 · Miami.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- screenwriter · film producer · director
- Education
- University of Miami
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Illustration — Alvarez at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival Kyle Patrick Alvarez (born 1983) is an American filmmaker and producer. He is known for directing the film The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) and has worked as a director and producer for television.
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Kyle Patrick Alvarez (born 1983) is an American director, film producer and screenwriter. The director was born in Miami. Kyle Patrick Alvarez studied at University of Miami.
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Alvarez was born in Miami, and attended the University of Miami.
Career
Career
His first film, Easier with Practice, was based on a GQ article by Davy Rothbart. 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. It received positive reviews and was distributed by IFC Films. Alvarez has also directed four episodes of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. Alvarez directed the second season of the Amazon series Homecoming which premiered on May 22, 2020.
Personal life
Personal life
Alvarez lives in Los Angeles. He is gay.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer — Ref(s) Reference(s) • 2009 — Easier with Practice • 2013 — C.O.G. • 2015 — The Stanford Prison Experiment • 2023 — Crater Television directed • Year — Title — Episodes — Ref(s) Reference(s) • 2017 — 13 Reasons Why — "Tape 3, Side A" • "Tape 3, Side B" • "Tape 7, Side A" • 2018 — "Bye" • Counterpart — "Outside In" • "Something Borrowed" • 2019 — Tales of the City — "Three of Cups" • 2020 — Homecoming — All season 2 episodes
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- 1.Olsen, Mark. Kyle Patrick Alvarez's 'Easier With Practice' finds its way to screens. Los Angeles Times. February 28, 2010.
- 2.Barnes, Brooks. A Writer's Strange Route to Hollywood. The New York Times. January 19, 2013.
- 3.MAKING THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT: An Interview with Kyle Patrick Alvarez. Lunacy Productions. November 28, 2017.
- 4.Rotten Tomatoes. The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015).
- 5.Busis, Hillary. How 13 Reasons Why Built That Heartbreaking Suicide Scene. Vanity Fair. May 5, 2017.
- 6.Kramer, Gary M. Openly Gay Writer/Director Kyle Patrick Alvarez Talks About His Latest Film: C.O.G. San Francisco Bay Times. 2013.
- 7.The Stanford Prison Experiment. IFC Films.
- 8.WBRZ Staff. Disney movie set to start filming in Baton Rouge soon. WBRZ-TV. May 17, 2021.
- 9.Montgomery, Daniel. Kyle Patrick Alvarez ('13 Reasons Why' director) on shooting controversial suicide scene. Gold Derby. May 30, 2017.
- 10.Fallon, Kevin. The '13 Reasons Why' Graphic Sexual-Assault Scene: Did the Show Go Too Far Again?. The Daily Beast. May 21, 2018.
- 11.Tobias, Scott. Counterpart Recap: Do Unto Others. Vulture. December 23, 2018.
- 12.Cheney, Jen. Homecoming's Second Chapter Trades Conspiracy for Psychological Thrills. Vulture. May 21, 2020.
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