From the gridiron
grave to national glory!
The extraordinary season of a destined team battling overwhelming odds from injuries, having a new coach, and being ranked 19th in the Nation. The Oklahoma Sooners became the nations underdog hero’s, going on to be ranked #1 and ultimately National Champions in the 2000 season.
From the gridiron grave to national glory!
The extraordinary season of a destined team battling overwhelming odds from injuries, having a new coach, and being ranked 19th in the Nation. The Oklahoma Sooners became the nations underdog hero’s, going on to be ranked #1 and ultimately National Champions in the 2000 season.
Creative Team
NICHOLAS RICE
Writer & Producer
Nicholas Andrew Rice is an actor residing in Dallas, TX. A true chameleon actor, author, and writer with the ability to bring forth any emotion. Known for his lead role in the film The Place In Between. He is the creator/actor/producer in the up-coming film Beyond Sight. He is the author of Dare to Compare and Preemptive Strike. Nicholas grew up a Southern Baptist pastor’s kid. He decided to follow where God was leading and became an actor/ writer/producer in the entertainment industry. Already a true born leader coupled with his love and passion for acting, Nick wants the world to know what God has called him to do. Nicholas is also known for his roles in The Place We Hide, The Chosen, and Cold Blood. Nick has been writing since he was first introduced to the complete sentence. With a fascination that spans everything from short-stories to novel length works, he currently has several publications as an indie writer exclusive to Amazon. Wanting to expand his writer’s toolbox, he attended UNT’s film school with a focus on screenwriting. Combining that with all things football, and as a lifelong north Texan, he now scribes engaging and inspirational tales of athletes fighting against all the odds, including the internal obstacles found within every human breast, to achieve unexpected victory. Once approached with the opportunity to write about OU’s destined 2000 season, he jumped at the chance.
NICK KELLER
Writer & Producer
Nick Keller has been writing since he was first introduced to the complete sentence. With a fascination that spans everything from short-stories to novel length works, he currently has several publications as an indie writer exclusive to Amazon. Wanting to expand his writer’s toolbox, he attended UNT’s film school with a focus on screenwriting. Combining that with all things football, and as a lifelong north Texan, he now scribes engaging and inspirational tales of athletes fighting against all the odds, including the internal obstacles found within every human breast, to achieve unexpected victory. Once approached with the opportunity to write about OU’s destined 2000 season, he jumped at the chance.
BRENT RYAN GREEN
Director
Filmmaker Brent Ryan Green has worked on over sixty projects for film and television throughout his career, notably producing Martin Scorsese’s film Silence and the box office hit I Can Only Imagine. Brent’s recent production of Wild Indian premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Brent has directed multiple award-winning feature-length and short films. His works include the coming-of-age stories, Paper Flower, which filmed in Tokyo, and Half Good Killer, which filmed in South Africa. Brent has directed numerous accomplished actors, including Booboo Steward and Q’orianka Kilcher in Running Deer. His action-adventure film, The Veil, stars William Levy and William Moseley. Other notable talent Brent has directed includes Tara Reid, Serinda Swan, and Kevin Dillon. In addition, Brent has been a showrunner on two television series, producing sixteen episodes and directing two. Most recently, Brent directed the second unit for the feature film, Reagan, starring Dennis Quaid.
RAY ELLINGSEN
Producer
Ray Ellingsen began his film career in 1987 as a writer. He has since gone on to pursue numerous aspects of filmmaking, from directing and producing, to supervising post production of feature films, documentaries, and commercials. In 1999, Ellingsen helped form the motion picture entertainment company, Ugly Old Bird Productions, which produced multiple film and video projects during its five years of doing business.
Ellingsen moved to Arizona in 2005 to manage the largest motion picture film studio in the state of Arizona, Hollywood-Phoenix Film Studios. Within a year, Ellingsen brought in three feature films, numerous commercials, as well as a television series for the studio to produce. Ellingsen left the studio and moved back to Los Angeles to further his filmmaking career.
To date, Ellingsen has written and directed two documentaries and a feature film, along with a multitude of commercial, instructional and industrial projects. He has also produced nine feature films and over 30 video and commercial projects, with two feature films currently in development.
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Moving Pictures Media Group
Moving Pictures Media Group, also known as MPMG, is a production company founded for motion picture, television, and internet content. MPMG provides a full suite of services to assist independent filmmakers, production companies and investors in the development, production, post-production, distribution, and marketing of their projects. Managing Director and Chief Creative Officer, Michael Minkler is a three-time Academy Award winner for his outstanding work on Black Hawk Down, Chicago, and Dreamgirls. A seasoned professional who has collaborated on over 200 projects with Hollywood’s elite directors, his most recent works include the Academy Award winning film, The Hateful Eight, written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Chief Legal and Operations Officer, Ron Takehara, has a wide range of legal experience in the entertainment industry, from high profile cases involving motion picture and television industry litigation, to representing entertainment production companies, television networks, actors, stunt men and women, and screenwriters.
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