Andrew Michael Nenninger (born November 13, 1981), known professionally as Kentucker Audley, is an American filmmaker and actor. He appeared on the Filmmaker magazine's 2007 list of 25 New Faces of Independent Film. He founded the independent film platform NoBudge, first as a Tumblr blog in 2011 and then a full website in 2015.
Early life Audley was born in St. Louis, Missouri to parents Jane and Michael and grew up in Lexington, Kentucky. He attended Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary School and then Lexington Catholic High School. 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. His pseudonym is an homage to his home state of Kentucky.
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. He first became interested in film when he watched Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket (1996) in the eighth grade. He has cited the likes of Jim Jarmusch, John Cassavetes, and Jean-Luc Godard as his inspirations.
Personal life Audley lives in Brooklyn with his wife and collaborator Caroline White. The couple met in 2005 while visiting Graceland in Memphis and married in July 2016 at Box Hill Estate on Long Island, New York.
Filmography Filmmaking + Year Title Director Writer Producer Editor Other Notes 2007 Team Picture 2010 Holy Land Cinematographer Open Five 2012 Marriage Material White Fox Mask Open Five 2 2015 Funny Bunny Co-written with Olly Alexander and Alison Bagnall 2017 Sylvio Co-directed with Albert Birney 2021 Strawberry Mansion
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 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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NoBudge