Alexandre Aja
Born
1978-08-07
Place of birth
Paris, France
Biography
Alexandre Jouan-Arcady (born August 7, 1978) is a French filmmaker. He has primarily worked in the horror genre, beginning with his acclaimed French-language breakthrough slasher film High Tension (2003) before making the transition to American films with his remake of Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes (2006). He has gone on to direct other notable horror films such as Mirrors (2008), Piranha 3D (2010), Horns (2013), Crawl (2019), Oxygen (2021) and Never Let Go (2024).
Known for
The Big Pardon
L'enfant
Brothers in Arms
The child with the skateboard
Le Grand Carnaval
Raphaël Labrouche
Why Horror?
Self
The Big Pardon 2
Alexander Atlan
Fury of the Demon
Self
Jaws, a Monstrous Success
Self - director
Under the Stars
Narrator (voice)
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Self
Sacrée Soirée
Self
French Meat
Self
Vidéo Club
Self
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
Self
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Self
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
Self