Conor Allyn

Allyn graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he received his bachelor's degree in history, government, and screenwriting. After college, Allyn lived in Indonesia for three years{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} where he co-wrote the first of the trilogy Merah Putih (Red & White) about the Indonesian war of independence from the Dutch in the 1940s with his father Rob Allyn.{{Cite web|url=http://asianfilmfestla.org/2010/?search-class=DB_CustomSearch_Widget-db_customsearch_widget&widget_number=preset-default&all-7=&cs-Category-0=&cs-Genre-1=&cs-Title-2=&cs-Director-3=Yadi+Sugandi&cs-Country-4=&cs-Venue-5=&cs-Date-6=&search=SEARCH|title=Asianfilmfestla.org|website=asianfilmfestla.org|access-date=2021-08-11|archive-date=2011-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725021559/http://asianfilmfestla.org/2010/?search-class=DB_CustomSearch_Widget-db_customsearch_widget&widget_number=preset-default&all-7=&cs-Category-0=&cs-Genre-1=&cs-Title-2=&cs-Director-3=Yadi+Sugandi&cs-Country-4=&cs-Venue-5=&cs-Date-6=&search=SEARCH|url-status=dead}} The film led to two sequels, Blood of Eagles and Heart of Freedom that he both co-wrote and co-directed.

Allyn started production company Margate House Films in 2007.{{Cite web|url=https://margatehousefilms.com/|title=Margate House Films • Genre with Purpose|website=Margate House Films}}

In 2013, IFC Films released Allyn's action thriller Java Heat starring Kellan Lutz and Mickey Rourke.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/java-heat|title=Java Heat | Discover the best in independent, foreign, documentaries, and genre cinema from IFC Films. | IFC Films|via=www.ifcfilms.com}} Allyn directed Netflix original movie, Walk. Ride. Rodeo., which is the true story of rodeo champion Amberley Snyder, who staged a comeback after being paralyzed in a car accident at the peak of her rodeo career.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboysindians.com/2019/03/directors-cut-walk-ride-rodeo/|title = Director's Cut: Walk Ride Rodeo - C&I Magazine|date = 4 March 2019}} Allyn directed the modern western No Man's Land{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-01-21/review-no-mans-land-drama-immigration|title = Review: 'No Man's Land': An immigration tale told with empathy and humanity| website=Los Angeles Times |date = 21 January 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-no-mans-land-review-0120-20210120-ov4xsahrzvfevicw4uwkoolyre-story.html|title='No Man's Land' review: Skillfully executed story of redemption, but the message is muddled|first=Katie|last=Walsh|website=chicagotribune.com}} starring Frank Grillo, George Lopez and Andie MacDowell.{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/No-Mans-Land-(2021-Mexico)#tab=summary|title = No Man's Land (2021) - Financial Information}} IFC released the film in the US in January 2021 on 260+ screens.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/features/jake-conor-allyn-no-mans-land-1234889061/|title = How Brothers Jake and Conor Allyn Went from Making Home Videos to Shooting Feature Films|date = 23 January 2021}} The film was #2 among box office new releases on opening weekend.{{cn|date=November 2021}}

Allyn executive produced the Mexican film I'm No Longer Here (Yo No Estoy Aqui).{{cn|date=November 2021}} He also produced the biopic Edge of the World about Sir James Brooke, a British adventurer who became the ruler of Sarawak in the 1840s. Samuel Goldwyn Films released the picture in June 2021.{{Cite web|url=http://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/edge-of-the-world/|title=Edge Of The World – SAMUEL GOLDWYN FILMS}}

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