BRENT McCORKLE
DIRECTOR | WRITER | COMPOSER
FILMS
Directors: Brent McCorkle & Jon Erwin
Screenwriters: Jon Erwin & Jon Gunn
Genre: Drama
The Lionsgate biographical period-drama 'Jesus Revolution', was theatrically released in February 2023. It stars Joel Courtney (Super 8, The Kissing Booth), Kelsey Grammar (Frasier, Cheers) and Jonathan Roomie (The Chosen). Brent co-directed and composed the original score.
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Directors: The Erwin Brothers
Screenwriters: Jon Erwin & Brent McCorkle
Genre: Drama
The Lionsgate music-bio drama 'I Can Only Imagine', was theatrically released in March 2018. It stars Dennis Quaid (The Day After Tomorrow, The Rookie) and J. Michael Finley (Les Miserables & The Book Of Mormon). Brent co-wrote, co-edited, composed the original score, and also directed the second unit.
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Directors: The Erwin Brothers
Screenwriter: Quinton Peeples & Jon Erwin
Genre: Drama
The Universal Pictures sports drama 'Woodlawn', was the first feature film Brent collaborated on with the Erwin Brothers. It was theatrically released in October 2015. It stars Sean Astin (The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Rudy, Stranger Things) and Academy Award winner Jon Voight (Midnight Cowboy, Deliverance). Brent co-edited and co-composed the music for the film. The film garnered positive reviews and landed a 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes. 'Woodlawn' also received a 5 star rating on iTunes.
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Director: Brent McCorkle
Screenwriter: Brent McCorkle
Genre: Drama
Brent's feature film directorial debut was 'Unconditional', theatrically released in September 2012. It stars Lynn Collins (Wolverine, 13 Going On 30, John Carter) and Michael Ealy (Almost Human, The Good Wife, Seven Pounds). Brent wrote, directed, and edited the film. He also co-composed the original score for the film. The film garnered positive reviews and landed the coveted 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes. 'Unconditional' also received a 4.5 star rating on both Netflix and iTunes.
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Director: Brent McCorkle
Screenwriter: Brent McCorkle
Genre: Fantasy/Drama
Brent wrote, directed, edited and co-scored this award-winning narrative film that won 3rd place at the Doorpost Film Festival in 2009. Shot on location in the magical 'Lost Pines' of Bastrop, TX, this story is set in a purgatory-style afterworld, where people's most vivid memories of their past life, either good or bad, follow them. When the main character, Jude, discovers a lost and abandoned 9-year-old girl, he must make a choice - either escape this world by himself, or risk his own freedom in order to help Nadia escape.
THE MESSENGER
Director: Brent McCorkle
Screenwriter: Brent McCorkle
Genre: Drama
'The Messenger' was created for the Steven Spielberg/Mark Burnett show, 'On the Lot'. After a personal viewing by Spielberg, Brent was invited to join the semi-finalists for the show in Hollywood. Out of over 11,000 filmmakers, Brent made it into the top 24 filmmakers of 'On the Lot'. 'The Messenger' starred Mark Lee and was shot entirely on location in the Dallas/Fort Worth, TX area. Because of the film's reception and Brent's success on the show, he was awarded a first-look deal with Dreamworks and Fox.