Red Light
2020 | 10min (concept) | horror — slasher
An obnoxious social media influencer and a group of friends on their way to a Halloween party find themselves in a grim world of hell when they run into two twisted brothers. Not even one of their 1 million followers can help them now.
Director
Alex Kahuam
Writers
Alex Kahuam, Daniel Kuhlman
Starring
Ted Raimi, Brian Krause
CLIPS FROM THE CONCEPT
Press
featured in 40+ articles
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Raimi gushes over director Kahuam and his latest short film. What I found so appealing about the full length screenplay by Alex Kahuam is that it’s an internal fear.
10/30/2020
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[Exclusive] First Look: Ted Raimi and Brian Krause Star in Grisly New Horror Short ‘Red Light’
9/17/2019
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Interview With Ted Raimi And Alex Kahuam For ‘Red Light’
11/5/2020
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Ted Raimi gets the green light for Red Light to compete at SITGES
10/1/2020
via 1428 Elm
Festivals
100+ official selections
Sitges Film Festival
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF)
Telluride Horror Show
GrimmFest
Strasbourg International Fantastic Film Festival
Mordibo Fest
New York City Horror Film Festival
Reviews
reviewed by 50+ critics
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Dread Central
★★★★★
“You watch it and you’re craving more and you’re wanting to see a whole feature out of this.”
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Starburst Magazine
★★★★
“Cramming plenty of build-up in ten minutes, Kahuam has made Red Light into a fantastic teaser for a feature-length version. We can’t wait to see Red Light’s story being expanded into a feature.”
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Horror Fuel
"Solid is the color palette chosen for this film, which brings to mind the hue aesthetics utilized by Guillermo del Toro...Raimi is fascinating as the philosophical, knife toting, ordered lunatic.
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Horror Buzz
★★★★
“... Dark and twisted masterpiece ... RED LIGHT touches on real hor- rors such as homelessness, neglect, selfishness, vanity, kidnap, and murder ... There is a lot of potential here for a feature-length film.”
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Amanda Guarragi, Collider Magazine
“The most unique aspect about this film is the long takes that Kahuam decides to do. Everything was perfectly orchestrated and the tension was really prominent throughout. These ling takes also brought out great performances from his actors, allowing their fear to feel real. Kahuam also used lighting and shadwing to enchance the atmosphere, the film is beautifully crafted and I am looking forward to seeing more from Alex Kahuam.”
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Horror Pop
“One of my favorite shorts of 2020 is hands down the brilliant horror, RED LIGHT. I loved everything about this short. It was so fun, obnoxious, and delightfully twisted. You know it’s a good short when it delivers a better story than most features do and leaves you wanting more!”
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Daniel Cohen, Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival- Artistic Director
“RED LIGHT, I find it awesome! The atmosphere, lights and Ted Raimi’s performance are making a great piece of horror!”
