Brent Hodge

Brent Hodge
Born (1985-07-09) July 9, 1985 (age 39)
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, entrepreneur
Years active2008–present
Websitewww.hodgeefilms.com

Brent Hodge (born July 9, 1985) is a Canadian-New Zealander documentary filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is best known for his documentaries I Am Chris Farley, A Brony Tale, The Pistol Shrimps, Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary, Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh, Who Let the Dogs Out and Pharma Bro. He has been nominated for six Leo Awards for his documentary movies Winning America, What Happens Next? and A Brony Tale, winning one for A Brony Tale in 2015.[1][2] He was nominated for two Shorty Awards under the "director" category in 2014 and 2015 for his work on The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions and A Brony Tale. Hodge also won a Canadian Screen Award in 2014 for directing The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions with Grant Lawrence.[3]

The documentary The Pistol Shrimps (2016), follows a LA-based female basketball team, the Pistol Shrimps — including actress Aubrey Plaza and founder Maria Blasucci (Drunk History) — who come together for weekly matches filled with trash-talking, hard-fouling, wisecracking action. The documentary was co-produced with Warrior Poets and Morgan Spurlock as executive producer. The documentary won a Founders Award at Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival in July 2016. The film is distributed by NBC's subscription streaming service, Seeso and available online.

Hodge directed I Am Chris Farley in 2015 with Derik Murray of Network Entertainment. The documentary is based on the life of comedian actor Chris Farley and features interviews with numerous actors, comedians and others who worked with Farley during his career. The film was long listed for an Academy Award.[4]

In 2014, Hodge released his critically acclaimed documentary A Brony Tale. It delves into the world of the teenage and adult fans of the television show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (called "bronies") through the eyes of musician and voice actress Ashleigh Ball on her trip to the 2012 BronyCon.[5]

He has also done corporate work for ESPN, Time magazine,[6] Karlie Kloss, CBC Music,[7] Tourism Alberta, and National Film Board of Canada (for the movie Hue: A Matter of Colour),[8] as well as technology startups Uber, City Storage Systems, Lightstep, Hootsuite and Steve Russell's analytics startup Prism Skylabs.

  1. ^ "2012 Documentary Award Nominees by Name". LeoAwards.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "2013 Documentary Award Nominees by Name". LeoAwards.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "2014 Canadian Screen Awards Digital Media Nominations" (PDF). Canadian Screen Awards. January 13, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "124 Documentary Features Submitted for 2015 Oscar® Race". October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "Our Enduring Fascination With Bronies Continues With Yet Another Documentary". Wired. August 21, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  6. ^ "Cult Music Writer Takes On SXSW". Time. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  7. ^ "CBC Music Presents: The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions". CBC Music. June 23, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  8. ^ "Hue: A Matter of Colour (2013)". IMDb.