- Matthew Scott Krentz
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Matthew Scott Krentz Born Matthew Scott Krentz
August 5, 1976
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.Occupation Director
Producer
Screenwriter
ActorYears active 2002–present Matthew Scott Krentz also known as Matt Krentz (born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA on 5 August 1976) is an American director, producer and actor.
He graduated from Kansas City's Rockhurst University also spending several summers volunteering at Robert Redford's Sundance Summer Filmmakers' Lab.
His debut film directing was the short 15-minute The Call in 2002. He contiunued to produce Ponteuse in 2004. But his biggest success has been Streetballers, a film that tells the story of a friendship between two junior college basketball players, one African-American, one Irish-American, both trying to use streetball as their escape.[1] Krentz plays the lead role, John Hogan, the white player befriending a black player named Jacob Whitmore played by Jimmy McKinney. He shot the film entirely in St. Louis, Missouri with an entirely local cast and crew. Krentz is from Webster Groves, one of the city's inner-ring suburbs.
Contents
Credits
Director:
- 2002: The Call
- 2009: Streetballers
Actor:
- 2002: The Call as best friend
- 2009: Streetballers (2009) as John Hogan
Producer:
- 2004: Ponteuse
- 2009: Streetballers
Writer:
- 2009: Streetballers
Editor:
- 2004: Ponteuse
Awards
- Won Jury Award - Honorable Mention for Best Feature Film at the Hollywood Black Film Festival for his film Streetballers(2008)
- Won Audience Choice Award Best Feature Film at the St. Louis International Film Festival for his Streetballers(2008)
- Also won Best Dramatic Feature prize at the same festival
References
- ^ "Former Missouri player stars in independent movie". ESPN.com. August 1, 200. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncb&id=3514264. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
External links
Categories:- American film directors
- American film producers
- American film actors
- Living people
- 1976 births
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