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.
Alvarez was born in Miami, and attended the University of Miami.[1]
His first film, Easier with Practice, was based on a GQ article by Davy Rothbart.[2] 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.[3] It received positive reviews and was distributed by IFC Films.[4] Alvarez has also directed four episodes of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.[5]
Alvarez directed the second season of the Amazon series Homecoming which premiered on May 22, 2020.
Alvarez lives in Los Angeles.[1] He is openly gay.[6]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Easier with Practice | |||||
| 2013 | C.O.G. | |||||
| 2015 | The Stanford Prison Experiment | [7] | ||||
| 2023 | Crater | [8] |
Television directed
| Year | Title | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 Reasons Why | "Tape 3, Side A" | [9] |
| "Tape 3, Side B" | |||
| "Tape 7, Side A" | |||
| 2018 | "Bye" | [10] | |
| Counterpart | "Outside In" | [11] | |
| "Something Borrowed" | |||
| 2019 | Tales of the City | "Three of Cups" | |
| 2020 | Homecoming | All season 2 episodes | [12] |