Félix Alcalá

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Félix Alcalá

Director in the Nutevio catalogue.

Born
7 March 1951
Age
75
Active
1997 — 1997
Known for
Fire Down Below
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Félix Alcalá has 0 directed films in the Nutevio catalogue. Félix Enríquez Alcalá (sometimes credited as Felix Alcala) (born March 7, 1951, in Bakersfield, California) is an Argentine-American film and television director. Alcalá's first major breakthrough came in 1991 when he was hired by Lynn Marie Latham and Bernard Lechowick to direct an episode of ABC's short-lived drama series Homefront. Since then he has guest-directed on a vast number of series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, ER, Dollhouse, and House. In 1997, Alcalá made his theatrical film directing debut with the film Fire Down Below starring Steven Seagal. In 2007, Alcalá was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards for directing the Battlestar Galactica episode Exodus, Part II.

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The recognisable elements are visual style, rewatchability, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.

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Alcalá set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.

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Born
7 March 1951
Age
75
Active
1997 — 1997
Films directed
0
In the Nutevio catalogue
Known for
Fire Down Below
Directing score
6.6
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Collection appearances
0
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Films rated 8+
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