Alexandre Nahon

Alex Nahon is a French writer, director and photographer. He wrote and directed short-films, music videos and commercials in France before he moved to the US in 2007; as he was invited by the NYC French Institute to be their "Artist In Residence" for two years. Alex Nahon's photographs have been exhibited in some of the most prestigious art shows in Europe and the US such as Macy's "Art Under Glass" in their NYC's Herald Square department store in July 2007 and Miami Art Basel in 2009. He is represented as a photographer by the Kips Gallery in New York. In 2007, Alex Nahon played "Manu" an oily poet and annoying ex-boyfriend of Academy Award Nominee Julie Delpy in her comedy "Two Days in Paris" starring Adam Goldberg and distributed in the US by Samuel Goldwyn Films. In 2012 he played "Manu" again in the sequel "Two Days in New York" that he co-wrote starring Chris Rock and Julie Delpy, produced by Protozoa and distributed by Magnolia Pictures in the US. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2013 and was selected at the Tribeca Film Festival. Alex Nahon is working on the post-production of his first feature film as a director, "Burning Shadow", produced by Bleiberg Entertainment and starring Matthew and Russell Lewis ("Godless"), Roxane Mesquida ("Fat Girl"), Roger Guenveur Smith ("Do the Right Thing"), Richard Edson ("Strange Days") and Julie Delpy ("Before Sunset").