Join us for a virtual conversation with Nate Boyer, director and co-writer of the feature film MVP (2022), which was produced by Sylvester Stallone and is now available to stream on Paramount Plus. Our discussion will highlight Nate’s journey as a veteran and former NFL player turned filmmaker, his process in the film’s production and fundraising to make the film happen, as well as the film’s distribution by FilmRise and sales agent via WME.
This virtual conversation is in partnership with the organization Merging Vets and Players. MVP empowers military, veterans, and professional athletes to thrive when the uniform comes off through fitness, health, and wellness programs.
Nate Boyer
Director, Producer, Actor
About Nate Boyer:
Nate Boyer is an Army Green Beret and former NFL player turned filmmaker. After three combat tours with the Special Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, Nate walked on at the University of Texas despite never playing a down of organized football in his life. Boyer earned a scholarship and started for three years with the Longhorns before becoming the oldest rookie in NFL history at age 34 while playing for the Seattle Seahawks. He has since guest starred in several movies and TV shows to include: 12 Strong, Den of Thieves, Medal of Honor, This Is Us, Mayans MC, and The Terminal List. He co-created, produced, and hosted the NFL Films series: Indivisible in 2019 and 2020, then went on to co-write and produce his directorial debut MVP (2022), a narrative feature available on Paramount Plus, Prime, and Apple TV. Nate recently hosted the Discovery Channel and MAX series Survive the Raft in 2023, and is currently in production on a highly anticipated WWII documentary based on a soldier’s journey to Normandy 80 years after D-Day. Boyer is repped by Brad Slater at WME.
Jana Nagase
Entertainment Journalist
About the moderator:
Originally from São Paulo, Jana Nascimento Nagase aka Jana On Camera is a Brazilian entertainment journalist, Film & TV critic based in Los Angeles, and she loves indie movies. She has been writing for Gazeta News, the biggest Brazilian newspaper in the US based in Florida, since 2012. You can also find her interviews and reviews at MamasGeeky.com and on her own website and YouTube Channel, Jana On Camera.
She is also a member of Critics Choice Association, Film Independent (Spirit Awards), LEJA (Latino Entertainment Journalists Association), Hollywood Creative Alliance (Astra Awards), and ABI Inter (Brazilian International Press Association).
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