Alpha Kings
Réalisation
Faye TSAKAS, Enrique PEDRAZA BOTERO
From a rented mansion in suburban Texas, a group of young men sell a hyperbolic, alpha male version of themselves on the Internet. Drawing on themes of desire, masculinity, sexuality, power, and performance. In a current social-political climate in which the American Dream seems far-fetched, the film’s subjects grapple with uncertainty about the future, their place in society, and the value of their work.
Réalisé par
Faye TSAKAS, Enrique PEDRAZA BOTERO
Production
Stanford University
Réalisé par
Faye TSAKAS
Faye is a Greek-American filmmaker from New York City. She spent several years as a film executive, serving as VP development & production for Passage Pictures in which she oversaw development for the company alongside its CEO. She was director of acquisitions & production for independent film & television distribution company FilmRise where she championed the release of award winning documentary and narrative films, including Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner The Miseducation of Cameron Post. Faye is a Features Programmer at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and served on the jury of the Bushwick Film Festival in 2019. She has participated in the IFP Project Forum, the Hot Docs Project Forum, and the Sheffield Doc Fest project MeetMarket for several consecutive years. Faye received her BA in American Studies from Cornell University and an MFA in documentary film & video at Stanford University. Faye’s documentary work explores the presentation of American culture in the context of rapid globalization and capitalism; she is drawn to observations of youth culture, excess, disparity, and absurdity. Her films have screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam, True/False Film Festival, IndieLisboa, Maryland Film Festival, AIFVF, and New Filmmakers NY, among others. Her work has been distributed and featured by Vimeo Staff Picks, Nowness, Paper Magazine, Boooooom.tv, The Film Shortage, and Maff.tv.
Enrique PEDRAZA BOTERO
Enrique Pedraza Botero is a visual artist from Bogotá, Colombia. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Films & Television from the New York Academy and a Master of Fine Arts in Documentary Film & Video from Stanford University. His film, “Alpha Kings”, premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2023. His work has screened at several festivals (True/False Film Fest, AFI Fest; Bilbao International Festival of Documentary…). In addition to his work as a filmmaker, he is a festival programmer and a member of numerous selection committees, including the Sundance Documentary Fund and institutions such as Proimagenes. He is currently a member of the Tribeca Film Festival selection committee.
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