ALPHA KINGS Short Film Competition

ALPHA KINGS

Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 1

From a rented mansion in suburban Texas, a group of young men sell a hyperbolic, alpha male version of themselves on the internet.

Faye Tsakas is a Greek-American filmmaker, cinematographer and programmer born in New York City, currently based in Los Angeles. Her creative nonfiction work documents strains of contemporary American culture in the context of late-stage capitalism, looking at youth culture, excess, disparity and absurdity.
Enrique Pedráza Botero is a visual artist, filmmaker and media executive from Bogotá, Colombia. His work focuses on identity, memory and the complexity of home, aiming to break conventions of masculinity and sexuality.

Faye Tsakas
faye.tsakas@gmail.com

Details

Country: USA

Year: 2022

Directors: Enrique Pedraza Botero, Faye Tsakas

Screenwriters: Enrique Pedraza Botero, Faye Tsakas

Producers: Enrique Pedraza Botero, Faye Tsakas, Stefan Weinberger

Directors of Photography: Faye Tsakas, Enrique Pedraza Botero

Editors: Faye Tsakas, Enrique Pedraza Botero

Music: Dan Olmsted

Cast/Featuring: Master Dax, Master Hercules, Master Robert, King Jess, Schuyler Breann

Running Time (minutes): 15

Language: English

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