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

Early life and education

Alvarez was born in

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, and attended the

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Career

His first film, ''

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'', was based on a '' GQ'' article by

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. Alvarez then adapted a short story by

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into the film ''

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'', which premiered at the 2013

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, and was released later that year. Alvarez's third film, ''

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'', a thriller dramatizing the 1971 experiment of the same name, premiered at the 2015

, where it received the

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. It received positive reviews and was distributed by

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. Alvarez has also directed four episodes of the Netflix series ''

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''. Alvarez directed the second season of the

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series ''

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'' which premiered on May 22, 2020.

Personal life

Alvarez lives in

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. He is openly gay.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* * 1983 births 21st-century American male writers American male screenwriters American television directors American gay writers Living people Film directors from Florida American LGBT film directors LGBT people from Florida Screenwriters from Florida University of Miami alumni Writers from Miami 21st-century American screenwriters Alfred P. Sloan Prize winners LGBT television directors {{US-film-director-1980s-stub