Kentucker Audley
Born
Andrew Michael Nenninger

(1981-11-13) November 13, 1981 (age 42)[1][2]
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Alma materUniversity of Memphis
Years active2006–present
Spouse
Caroline White
​
(m. 2016)​
Websitewww.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.[3] He founded the independent film platform NoBudge, first as a Tumblr blog in 2011 and then a full website in 2015.[4][5]

Early life

Audley was born in St. Louis, Missouri to parents Jane and Michael and grew up in Lexington, Kentucky.[1] He attended Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary School and then Lexington Catholic High School.[6] 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.[7][8] His pseudonym is an homage to his home state of Kentucky.[9]

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.[10][11] He first became interested in film when he watched Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket (1996) in the eighth grade.[12] He has cited the likes of Jim Jarmusch, John Cassavetes, and Jean-Luc Godard as his inspirations.[13]

Personal life

Audley lives in Brooklyn with his wife and collaborator Caroline White.[14] The couple met in 2005 while visiting Graceland in Memphis and married in July 2016 at Box Hill Estate in Long Island, New York.[2][15]

Filmography

Filmmaking

Year Title Director Writer Producer Editor Other Notes
2007 Team Picture Yes Yes No Yes
2010 Holy Land Yes Yes Yes Yes Cinematographer
Open Five Yes Yes No No
2012 Marriage Material No Yes No No
White Fox Mask No 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 Co-directed with Albert Birney[16][17]
2021 Strawberry Mansion Yes Yes No No

Acting

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Team Picture David
2010 Open Five Kentucker
Passenger Pigeons Jesse
2011 Bad Fever Eddie
The Zone Himself
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
2013 Ain't Them Bodies Saints Freddy
The Sacrament Patrick
The Sixth Year Matt
2014 Christmas, Again Noel
Felt Kenny
Sabbatical Dylan Hardin
2015 Queen of Earth James
Funny Bunny Gene
Come Down Molly Patrick
Ma Policeman
The Middle Distance James
2017 It Happened in L.A. Peter
Sylvio Al Reynolds
2018 American Woman Brett Tobeck
Her Smell Roy
2019 Saul at Night Saul [18]
At the Park by the Creek Radio Personality
2020 She Dies Tomorrow Craig
2021 Strawberry Mansion James Preble
2023 Somewhere Quiet Scott Whitman

References

  1. ^ a b "Kentucker Audley". Mumblecore. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Caroline White, Kentucker Audley". The New York Times. July 10, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "25 New Faces of Independent Film: Kentucker Audley". Filmmaker Magazine (Summer 2007). Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  4. ^ Erbland, Kate (April 19, 2021). "Kentucker Audley's Microbudget Discovery Site NoBudge Launches Subscription Service". IndieWire. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Macaulay, Scott (May 11, 2021). ""The Term 'No-Budget' Can Be Tricky… It's More Important as an Attitude or Ethos…" Kentucker Audley on NoBudge's New Streaming Platform". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Micro Famous in Memphis: Filmmaker Kentucker Audley". Ace. February 19, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Herrington, Chris (October 18, 2007). "Team Picture". Memphis Flyer. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "Filmmaker Kentucker Audley creates a 'love letter to Memphis' with 'Open Five'". Commercial Appeal. September 27, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Jones, Lucy (October 12, 2011). "A native son finds filmmaking fortune". North of Center. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "Kentucker Audley: Spotlight on SXSW 2017". WWD. March 21, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  11. ^ Wayne, Teddy (May 25, 2011). "Interview With Filmmaker Kentucker Audley". HuffPost. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "Kentucker Audley on "Sun Don't Shine", NoBudge Films". Indie Outlook. May 1, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "Simply Kentucker, an interview with movie director Kentucker Audley". Amsterdam Street Art. March 13, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  14. ^ Beck, Lauren (October 12, 2013). "Kentucker Audley: Breakout actor-director, tireless supporter of indie film". Brooklyn. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  15. ^ McCoy, Chris (January 27, 2021). "Sundance in Memphis: Kentucker Audley Returns with Strawberry Mansion". Memphis Flyer. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  16. ^ "Kentucker Audley". Talkhouse. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  17. ^ Erbland, Kate (June 21, 2021). "'Strawberry Mansion' Trailer: Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney's Surreal Sundance Mind-Bender". IndieWire. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  18. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (January 12, 2022). "Utopia Boards Sci-Fi Drama; Fictionz Podcast 'Bleed'; Ira Levy New Company — North America Briefs". Deadline. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

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