Matthew Ryan Hoge (born 1974) is an American writer and film director, known for writing and directing ''
The United States of Leland
''The United States of Leland'' is a 2003 American drama film written and directed by Matthew Ryan Hoge that follows a meek teenage boy, the eponymous Leland, who has inexplicably committed a shocking murder. In the wake of the killing, his teache ...
'' (2003).
Biography
Hoge was raised in the northern Denver suburb of
Thornton, Colorado
The City of Thornton is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality located in Adams County, Colorado, Adams and Weld County, Colorado, Weld List of counties in Colorado, counties, Colorado, United States. ...
. He attended
Horizon High School, where he participated in the school's theatre program and was introduced to the philosophy of
Albert Camus
Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...
. Hoge earned a BFA in Writing for Film and Television from the
USC School of Cinema-Television
The University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) houses seven academic divisions: Film & Television Production; Cinema & Media Studies; John C. Hench Division of Animation + Digital Arts; John Wells Division of Writing for Sc ...
in 1996.
Works
*''Self Storage'' (1999)
*''
The United States of Leland
''The United States of Leland'' is a 2003 American drama film written and directed by Matthew Ryan Hoge that follows a meek teenage boy, the eponymous Leland, who has inexplicably committed a shocking murder. In the wake of the killing, his teache ...
'' (2003)
References
External links
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Interviews:
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1974 births
USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni
Living people
People from Thornton, Colorado
Film directors from Colorado
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