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“My idea of a director is someone who decides what story he or she wants to tell” – Fede Álvarez and How “Don’t Breathe” Became a Hit
In 2009, when Fede Álvarez uploaded a 5-minute short titled Panic Attack to YouTube in his native Uruguay, it stirred a big enough commotion in Hollywood to produce multiple offers and enable him to continue his career in the United States. Álvarez eventually struck a deal with Sam Raimi’s Ghost House to direct the remake of Evil Dead.