Kentucker Audley

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Kentucker Audley | image = | caption = | birth_name = Andrew Michael Nenninger | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|11|13}}<ref name="mumblecore profile"/><ref name="nyt wedding"/> | birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, United States | spouse = {{marriage|Caroline White|2016}} | alma_mater = University of Memphis | occupation = | years_active = 2006–present | website = {{url|www.kentuckeraudley.com/}} }}

'''Andrew Michael Nenninger''' (born November 13, 1981), known professionally as '''Kentucker Audley''', is an American filmmaker and actor. He appeared on the 2007 ''Filmmaker Magazine'' list of 25 New Faces of Independent Film.<ref name="FM">{{cite journal|title=25 New Faces of Independent Film: Kentucker Audley|journal=Filmmaker Magazine|issue=Summer 2007|url=http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/summer2007/25faces.php|accessdate=May 29, 2009}}</ref> He founded the independent film platform NoBudge, first as a Tumblr blog in 2011 and then a full website in 2015.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/04/nobudge-streaming-platform-subscription-1234628286/|title=Kentucker Audley's Microbudget Discovery Site NoBudge Launches Subscription Service|journal=IndieWire|first=Kate|last=Erbland|date=April 19, 2021|accessdate=January 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/111647-the-term-no-budget-can-be-tricky-its-more-important-as-an-attitude-or-ethos-kentucker-audley-on-nobudges-new-streaming-platform/|title="The Term 'No-Budget' Can Be Tricky… It's More Important as an Attitude or Ethos…" Kentucker Audley on NoBudge's New Streaming Platform|journal=Filmmaker Magazine|first=Scott|last=Macaulay|date=May 11, 2021|accessdate=January 15, 2022}}</ref>

==Early life== Audley was born in St. Louis, Missouri to parents Jane and Michael and grew up in Lexington, Kentucky.<ref name="mumblecore profile">{{Cite web|url=http://mumblecore.info/director/kentucker_audley|title=Kentucker Audley|website=Mumblecore|accessdate=January 18, 2022}}</ref> He attended Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary School and then Lexington Catholic High School.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.aceweekly.com/2013/02/micro-famous-in-memphis-filmmaker-kentucker-audley/|title=Micro Famous in Memphis: Filmmaker Kentucker Audley|journal=Ace|date=February 19, 2013|accessdate=January 15, 2022}}</ref> He began his studies in film and video production at Savannah College of Art & Design and gained experience at the Memphis Digital Media Co-Op before going on to graduate from the University of Memphis in 2005.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/team-picture|title=Team Picture|journal=Memphis Flyer|first=Chris|last=Herrington|date=October 18, 2007|accessdate=January 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://archive.commercialappeal.com/entertainment/filmmaker-kentucker-audley-creates-a-love-letter-to-memphis-with-open-five-ep-393537022-324253571.html|title=Filmmaker Kentucker Audley creates a 'love letter to Memphis' with 'Open Five'|journal=Commercial Appeal|date=September 27, 2009|accessdate=January 15, 2022}}</ref> His pseudonym is an homage to his home state of Kentucky.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://noclexington.com/a-native-son-finds-filmmaking-fortune/|title=A native son finds filmmaking fortune|journal=North of Center|first=Lucy|last=Jones|date=October 12, 2011|accessdate=January 15, 2022}}</ref>

==Artistry== Early in his career, Audley was commonly associated with the Southern mumblecore movement, his first feature film ''Team Picture'' (2007) being principal among it.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/kentucker-audley-spotlight-on-sxsw-10848015/|title=Kentucker Audley: Spotlight on SXSW 2017|journal=WWD|date=March 21, 2017|accessdate=January 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/interview-with-filmmaker_b_489868|title=Interview With Filmmaker Kentucker Audley|journal=HuffPost|first=Teddy|last=Wayne|date=May 25, 2011|accessdate=January 15, 2022}}</ref> He first became interested in film when he watched Wes Anderson's ''Bottle Rocket'' (1996) in the eighth grade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indie-outlook.com/2013/05/01/kentucker-audley-on-sun-dont-shine-nobudge-films/|title=Kentucker Audley on "Sun Don't Shine", NoBudge Films|website=Indie Outlook|date=May 1, 2013|accessdate=January 18, 2022}}</ref> He has cited the likes of Jim Jarmusch, John Cassavetes, and Jean-Luc Godard as his inspirations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amsterdamstreetart.com/simply-kentucker-interview-movie-director-kentucker-audley/|title=Simply Kentucker, an interview with movie director Kentucker Audley|website=Amsterdam Street Art|date=March 13, 2016|accessdate=January 18, 2022}}</ref>

==Personal life== Audley lives in Brooklyn with his wife and collaborator Caroline White.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.bkmag.com/2013/12/10/kentucker-audley-breakout-actor-director-tireless-supporter-of-indie-film/|title=Kentucker Audley: Breakout actor-director, tireless supporter of indie film|journal=Brooklyn|first=Lauren|last=Beck|date=October 12, 2013|accessdate=January 18, 2022}}</ref> The couple met in 2005 while visiting Graceland in Memphis and married in July 2016 at Box Hill Estate on Long Island, New York.<ref name="nyt wedding">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/fashion/weddings/caroline-white-kentucker-audley.html|title=Caroline White, Kentucker Audley|journal=The New York Times|date=July 10, 2016|accessdate=January 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/sundance-in-memphis-kentucker-audley-returns-with-strawberry-mansion|title=Sundance in Memphis: Kentucker Audley Returns with Strawberry Mansion|journal=Memphis Flyer|first=Chris|last=McCoy|date=January 27, 2021|accessdate=January 18, 2022}}</ref>

==Filmography== ===Filmmaking=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ ! Year ! Title ! width="65"| Director ! width="65"| Writer ! width="65"| Producer ! width="65"| Editor ! Other ! Notes |- | 2007 | ''Team Picture'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | | |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 | ''Holy Land'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Cinematographer | |- | ''Open Five'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | | |- | rowspan="3" | 2012 | ''Marriage Material'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | | |- | ''White Fox Mask'' | {{no}} | {{partial|Additional}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | | |- | ''Open Five 2'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | | |- | 2015 | ''Funny Bunny'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | | Co-written with Olly Alexander and Alison Bagnall |- | 2017 | ''Sylvio'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | | rowspan="2" | Co-directed with Albert Birney<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.talkhouse.com/artist/kentucker-audley/|title=Kentucker Audley|website=Talkhouse|accessdate=January 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/strawberry-mansion-trailer-kentucker-audley-albert-birney-1234645730/|title='Strawberry Mansion' Trailer: Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney's Surreal Sundance Mind-Bender|journal=IndieWire|first=Kate|last=Erbland|date=June 21, 2021|accessdate=January 18, 2022}}</ref> |- | 2021 | ''Strawberry Mansion'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- |}

===Acting=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2007 | ''Team Picture'' | David | |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 | ''Open Five'' | Kentucker | |- | ''Passenger Pigeons'' | Jesse | |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 | ''Bad Fever'' | Eddie | |- | ''The Zone'' | Himself | |- | rowspan="6" | 2012 | ''Marriage Material'' | Andrew | |- | ''V/H/S'' | Rox | Segment: "Tape 56" |- | ''Sun Don't Shine'' | Leo | |- | ''The Romance of Loneliness'' | Richard | |- | ''White Fox Mask'' | Federico | |- | ''Open Five 2'' | Kentucker | |- | rowspan="3" | 2013 | ''Ain't Them Bodies Saints'' | Freddy | |- | ''The Sacrament'' | Patrick | |- | ''The Sixth Year'' | Matt | |- | rowspan="3" | 2014 | ''Christmas, Again'' | Noel | |- | ''Felt'' | Kenny | |- | ''Sabbatical'' | Dylan Hardin | |- | rowspan="5" | 2015 | ''Queen of Earth'' | James | |- | ''Funny Bunny'' | Gene | |- | ''Come Down Molly'' | Patrick | |- | ''Ma'' | Policeman | |- | ''The Middle Distance'' | James | |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 | ''It Happened in L.A.'' | Peter | |- | ''Sylvio'' | Al Reynolds | |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 | ''American Woman'' | Brett Tobeck | |- | ''Her Smell'' | Roy | |- | rowspan="2" | 2019 | ''Saul at Night'' | Saul |<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/utopia-boards-sci-fi-drama-fictionz-podcast-bleed-ira-levy-new-company-north-america-briefs-1234909062/|title=Utopia Boards Sci-Fi Drama; Fictionz Podcast 'Bleed'; Ira Levy New Company — North America Briefs|journal=Deadline|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=January 12, 2022|accessdate=January 15, 2022}}</ref> |- | ''At the Park by the Creek'' | Radio Personality | |- | 2020 | ''She Dies Tomorrow'' | Craig | |- | 2021 | ''Strawberry Mansion'' | James Preble | |- | 2023 | ''Somewhere Quiet'' | Scott Whitman | |}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|2310589}} *[https://www.nobudge.com/ NoBudge]

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