Biography
Alexandre O. Philippe is a Swiss film director.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Chain Reactions
2025
Director, Writer
An exploration of the legacy of Tobe Hooper's classic 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'.
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill
2024
as Self - Interviewer (voice)
Captain Kirk. T.J. Hooker. Denny Crane. Big Giant Head. Alexander the Great. Henry V. Priceline’s Negotiator. These are but a handful of the innumerab...
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill
2024
Director, Writer
Captain Kirk. T.J. Hooker. Denny Crane. Big Giant Head. Alexander the Great. Henry V. Priceline’s Negotiator. These are but a handful of the innumerab...
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
2023
as Self (interviewer)
A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, the last film of Alexandre O. Philippe explores the uncharted depths of William Friedkin’s mi...
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
2023
Director, Writer
A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, the last film of Alexandre O. Philippe explores the uncharted depths of William Friedkin’s mi...
Film Fest Gent
2023
Director
From the music of UK composer Alex Heffes, American filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe pays homage to Ghent, Belgium and its film heritage. This short fi...
Lynch/Oz
2023
Director, Writer
Victor Fleming’s 1939 film The Wizard of Oz is one of David Lynch’s most enduring obsessions. This documentary goes over the rainbow to explore this T...
(There Is No) Cure
2022
as Narrator
In this new video essay, filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe delves into the dread-inducing mood and tone of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s modern horror classic Cure...
(There Is No) Cure
2022
Director, Writer
In this new video essay, filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe delves into the dread-inducing mood and tone of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s modern horror classic Cure...
The Taking
2021
Writer, Director
Following his acclaimed documentaries on Psycho, Alien and The Exorcist, Alexandre O Philippe turns to Monument Valley for his latest inspiration.
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
as Self
Interviews and archival footage weave together to tell the story of the Master of Suspense, one of the most influential and studied filmmakers in the ...
Memory: The Origins of Alien
2019
Director, Writer
The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the ...
78/52
2017
Director, Writer
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the...
Doc of the Dead
2014
Director, Writer
The definitive zombie culture documentary, brought to the screen by the makers of THE PEOPLE vs. GEORGE LUCAS.
The Life & Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus
2012
Director
The world's most beloved and scorned cephalopod, whose remarkable string of 8 correct 'predictions' during the 2010 Soccer World Cup made him a worldw...
The People vs. George Lucas
2010
Director, Writer
The passion the original Star Wars trilogy inspires in its fans is unparalleled; but when it comes to George Lucas himself, many have found their ardo...
The Spot
2008
Director
November 22, 1963. A day that America and the world will never forget. Four decades later, as the rest of Dallas makes strides as a 21st century city,...
Earthlings: Ugly Bags of Mostly Water
2004
Director
Earthlings boldly goes where no documentary has gone before and investigates one of the most intriguing groups of individuals on this, or any other pl...
Kim Novak’s Vertigo
N/A
Director
Explores Kim Novak's life, highlighting her role in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, and her journey from stardom to a reclusive life as an artist in Orego...