Brent Ryan Green (born March 19, 1984) is an American film director and producer.

Career

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Green has produced several films, the first of which was Beyond the Gates of Splendor (2002). In January 2009, Green founded Toy Gun Films[1] with Jeff Goldberg and in 2011, had his directorial debut with the 2011 short film Paper Flower. He followed this film up with two additional shorts, Half Good Killer and Running Deer, the latter of which starred Booboo Stewart.[2][3][4] Running Deer was filmed in Oklahoma and screened at the DeadCENTER Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize for short film.[5][6]

His feature film directorial debut, The Veil, was released two years later in 2013.[7][8] Filming for The Veil took place in Oklahoma, a location that Green chose specifically while developing the project.[9]

Filmography

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Year Film Director Producer Notes
2002 Beyond the Gates of Splendor Yes Also production manager
2005 End of the Spear Yes Co-producer; also stunt double
2010 Heaven's Rain Yes Executive producer
2010 En Tus Manos Yes Short film
2011 Paper Flower Yes Yes Short film
2012 Half Good Killer Yes Yes Short film
2013 Running Deer Yes Yes Short film
2014 God's Not Dead Yes Executive producer
2015 Do You Believe? Yes Executive producer
2015 Janey Makes a Play Yes Documentary
2016 Silence Yes Associate producer[10]
2017 The Veil Yes Yes Also actor (Young Evil Emperor)
2018 I Can Only Imagine Yes Co-producer
2021 Wild Indian Yes Executive producer[11]
2021 God's Not Dead: We the People Yes
2021 American Underdog Yes Co-producer[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Toy Gun Films". Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ^ Lockhart, Larry (June 4, 2013). "Hollywood Comes to town: Stewart, Proudstar, Green all smiles at film's debut at Ak-Chin". Maricopa Monitor. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  3. ^ Holtz, Christine (May 14, 2013). "Ak-Chin Indian Community hosting nationwide premiere of 'Running Deer'". Native Times. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  4. ^ InMaricopa (2013-06-01). "'Running Deer' world premiere shines at UltraStar". InMaricopa. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  5. ^ "deadCENTER 2013 Award Winners". DeadCENTER Film Festival. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  6. ^ "Award-winning Oklahoma short film 'Running Deer' is available on Vimeo on Demand". Oklahoman.com. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  7. ^ McDonnell, Brandy (12 December 2013). "William Levy to star in Oklahoma film "The Veil"". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  8. ^ "William Levy's 'The Veil' Sells US Rights to Vertical Entertainment". The Wrap. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  9. ^ Chancellor, Ben Felder, Taylor Duane, Jennifer. "Brent Ryan Green talks about the progress of his first full-length directorial debut, The Veil". Oklahoma Gazette. Retrieved 2022-02-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Poppe, Nathan. "Okie filmmaker Brent Ryan Green discusses producing Martin Scorsese film". Oklahoman. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Oklahoma-made movie 'Wild Indian' to premiere at 2021 Sundance Film Festival". Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  12. ^ "'American Underdog' Review: NFL Hall Of Famer Kurt Warner's Story Makes For A Faith-Based Holiday Sleeper". Deadline. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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