Alex Cassun: Wikis

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Alexander Elliott Cassun (born December 31, 1979 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American writer, photographer and filmmaker. His credits include a variety of work in film, music videos, and television.

As writer and director, his most recent work is the horror film Sunset in the Valley, starring Christian Skelley and Judy Shepard. It was filmed near Palm Springs, California and is currently in post-production. As a producer, he just finished work on the short film "IRAN", written and directed by Brett Johnson and starring Francesco Javier Gonzalez, Liam Kraus and Nafees Hamid.

He is the moderator for the screenplay workshop at the official website of author Chuck Palahniuk.

He graduated from from Dugway High School in Dugway, Utah in 1998 and currently lives in Hollywood, California.

Sexual Ambigiousity

Alex has often stated he is gay. Many of his films deal with homosexuality and often explictly depict scenes of male debauchery. However, unlike many of Hollywood's current homosexuals, Alex is rumoured to be straight, using his homosexuality as a media tool to appeal to a direct audience.

Injuries & Surgeries

Alex has experienced some problems with his toes in recent years, and has recently undergone surgery to prepare them for more surgeries. He has commented on his financial position being somewhat of a barrier to the correction of his foot-problems, the specifics of which are unknown, but are rumoured to be cantankerous.

Here's a brief list of injuries he's received:

At the age of two, the tip of his pinky finger on his right hand was accidentally cut off after being slammed in a metal door. It was reattached shortly thereafter. It required twelve stitches.

At ten, during recess at Beacon Heights Elementary, he was accidentally kicked in the arm by a friend. This caused a bone sliver in his right arm, which was removed. A few months later, a benign tumor formed, which was removed.

In August 1992 while enjoying a family trip to a camp site in Skull Valley, Utah, he slipped and fell thirty feet from a rock ledge and went into shock - although he was walking and talking, he doesn't recall anything for a half an hour after the fall. There were injuries to his face and head, which required several stitches, and to his wrist and arm.

During his junior year in high school, while racing the 800 meter at the Delta Invitational track meet, he, along with several other runners, was tripped up and trample over. Although his right wrist was broken in three spots, he managed to finish the race, beating his personal best time.