{{Short description|American director, screenwriter, and producer}} {{Infobox person | name = Conor Allyn | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = United States | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | alma_mater = Georgetown University | occupation = Film director, screenwriter, producer | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = ''No Man's Land'' | spouse = | children = | parents = Rob Allyn | relatives = Jake Allyn (brother) }}
'''Conor Allyn''' is an American director, screenwriter and producer from Dallas, Texas, who is best known for the 2021 film ''No Man's Land''.
==Biography== Allyn graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he received his bachelor's degree in history, government, and screenwriting. After college, Allyn lived in Indonesia for three years{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} where he co-wrote the first of the trilogy ''Merah Putih'' (''Red & White'') about the Indonesian war of independence from the Dutch in the 1940s with his father Rob Allyn.<ref name="LoC">{{Cite web|url=http://asianfilmfestla.org/2010/?search-class=DB_CustomSearch_Widget-db_customsearch_widget&widget_number=preset-default&all-7=&cs-Category-0=&cs-Genre-1=&cs-Title-2=&cs-Director-3=Yadi+Sugandi&cs-Country-4=&cs-Venue-5=&cs-Date-6=&search=SEARCH|title=Asianfilmfestla.org|website=asianfilmfestla.org|access-date=2021-08-11|archive-date=2011-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725021559/http://asianfilmfestla.org/2010/?search-class=DB_CustomSearch_Widget-db_customsearch_widget&widget_number=preset-default&all-7=&cs-Category-0=&cs-Genre-1=&cs-Title-2=&cs-Director-3=Yadi+Sugandi&cs-Country-4=&cs-Venue-5=&cs-Date-6=&search=SEARCH|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film led to two sequels, ''Blood of Eagles'' and ''Heart of Freedom'' that he both co-wrote and co-directed.
Allyn started production company Margate House Films in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://margatehousefilms.com/|title=Margate House Films|website=margatehousefilms.com}}</ref>
In 2013, IFC Films released Allyn's action thriller ''Java Heat'' starring Kellan Lutz and Mickey Rourke.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/java-heat|title=Java Heat|publisher=IFC Films}}</ref> Allyn directed Netflix original movie, ''Walk. Ride. Rodeo.'', which is the true story of rodeo champion Amberley Snyder, who staged a comeback after being paralyzed in a car accident at the peak of her rodeo career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboysindians.com/2019/03/directors-cut-walk-ride-rodeo/|title=Director's Cut: Walk Ride Rodeo|author=Joseph, Dana|date=March 4, 2019|magazine=Cowboys & Indians}}</ref>
Allyn directed the modern western ''No Man's Land''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-01-21/review-no-mans-land-drama-immigration|title = Review: 'No Man's Land': An immigration tale told with empathy and humanity| website=Los Angeles Times |date = 21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-no-mans-land-review-0120-20210120-ov4xsahrzvfevicw4uwkoolyre-story.html|title='No Man's Land' review: Skillfully executed story of redemption, but the message is muddled|first=Katie|last=Walsh|newspaper=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> starring Frank Grillo, George Lopez and Andie MacDowell.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/No-Mans-Land-(2021-Mexico)#tab=summary|title=No Man's Land|date=2021|website=The Numbers}}</ref> IFC released the film in the US in January 2021 on 260+ screens.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/features/jake-conor-allyn-no-mans-land-1234889061/|title = How Brothers Jake and Conor Allyn Went from Making Home Videos to Shooting Feature Films|date = 23 January 2021}}</ref> The film was #2 among box office new releases on opening weekend.{{cn|date=November 2021}}
Allyn executive produced the Mexican film ''I'm No Longer Here'' (''Yo No Estoy Aqui'').{{cn|date=November 2021}} He also produced the biopic ''Edge of the World'' about Sir James Brooke, a British adventurer who became the ruler of Sarawak in the 1840s. Samuel Goldwyn Films released the picture in June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/edge-of-the-world/|title=Edge Of The World|publisher=Samuel Goldwyn Films|date=2021}}</ref>
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