Brent Ryan Green

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

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Career

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

YearFilmDirectorProducerNotes
2002 Beyond the Gates of Splendor YesAlso production manager
2005 End of the Spear YesCo-producer; also stunt double
2010 Heaven's Rain YesExecutive producer
2010 En Tus Manos YesShort film
2011 Paper Flower YesYesShort film
2012Half Good KillerYesYesShort film
2013Running DeerYesYesShort film
2014 God's Not Dead YesExecutive producer
2015 Do You Believe? YesExecutive producer
2015 Janey Makes a Play YesDocumentary
2016 Silence YesAssociate producer [10]
2017 The Veil YesYesAlso actor (Young Evil Emperor)
2018 I Can Only Imagine YesCo-producer
2021 Wild Indian YesExecutive producer [11]
2021 God's Not Dead: We the People Yes
2021 American Underdog YesCo-producer [12]

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References

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  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.
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  8. "William Levy's 'The Veil' Sells US Rights to Vertical Entertainment". The Wrap. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
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  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.