Alexandre Aja
Film director · 8 films (1999–2021)
Alexandre Aja is a director whose work here spans Furia (1999) to Oxygen (2021), across horror and thriller. 5 of those films were photographed by Maxime Alexandre. The work runs close — 30% of frames across the 8 films indexed here, against 21% library-wide. All 363 frames from 8 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Alexandre Jouan-Arcady 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).
Born 7 August 1978 · Paris, France
Directing style
Alexandre Aja constructs tense, ominous thrillers by anchoring the camera at eye-level, locking the audience into immediate, intimate proximity with the characters through a reliance on medium shots and closeups. This claustrophobic framing is heightened by a predominantly shallow depth of field, rendering backgrounds into soft, oppressive textures. Visually, his films favor a cool, desaturated color grade dominated by deep slate, muted olive, and cold teal tones, with scenes frequently set at night or inside interiors illuminated by motivated practical sources, windows, and the harsh glow of screens.
Awards
- Sitges Film Festival Best Director award · 2003
Films directed by Alexandre Aja
About Alexandre Aja
When was Alexandre Aja born?
Alexandre Aja was born on 7 August 1978 in Paris, France.
What films has Alexandre Aja directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 8 of them: Furia (1999), Haute Tension (2003), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Mirrors (2008), Piranha 3D (2010), Horns (2013), Crawl (2019) and Oxygen (2021).
What awards has Alexandre Aja won?
Sitges Film Festival Best Director award (2003).
Search every frame of Alexandre Aja’s films
All 363 indexed frames from 8 films directed by Alexandre Aja — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.