Glenn Payne is an award winning filmmaker, an award winning artist, and an improvisational actor. He lives in Blue Springs, Mississippi where he produces independent films with the abundance of local talent north Mississippi has to offer. Payne is also a thriving fine artist. He studied painting under Brent Funderburk at Mississippi State University and crafted his improvisational acting skills with his troupe West of Shake Rag, based in Tupelo, MS, as well as receiving training at Second City in Chicago, IL. He continues to exhibit his artwork through galleries, art events, and private collections around the world. The three art forms go hand in hand when one considers the concepts of composition, dramatic lighting, color, and story telling. Payne considers film the most influential art form our world has ever seen. It combines painting, music, dancing, performing, and writing to create the most powerful form of artistic expression known to man. Its epic ability to reach the masses gives the artist a means to influence millions upon millions of viewers. This is something no other form of expression can match. Although Payne continuously tries to find a balance between painting and film his overall goal is simply to continue to create.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 3, 1982 (44)
- Jacksonville, Florida, USA
- Director, actor, editor, producer and writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Known for
What are Glenn Payne's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Allyas Emri in OzLand (2014)
- Shadowas Mark in Killer Concept (2021)
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Glenn Payne's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Glenn Payne's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
14 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Killer Concept(2021)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all filmsWe Go Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Driven(2019)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
A Son Inherit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Barry(2018)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
OzLand(2014)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Stagrassle Paranormal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Earthrise(2014)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all filmsLast Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Zion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
A Zombie Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Avarice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
A Horror Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
In His Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles, 12 of them dated from 2007 to 2021.
Film career
- 2019Screen debut· Driven
How do Glenn Payne's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Glenn Payne work with?
People who share at least 2 of Glenn Payne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Casey Dillard shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Casey DillardShared titles: Killer Concept (2021), Driven (2019), Earthrise (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Casey Dillard
Actors
- Samantha McLartyShared titles: Killer Concept (2021), Driven (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Samantha McLarty
- Casey HeflinShared titles: Earthrise (2014), OzLand (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Casey Heflin
- Dunlap Peeples IVShared titles: Earthrise (2014), OzLand (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Dunlap Peeples IV
- Zack RatkovichShared titles: Earthrise (2014), OzLand (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Zack Ratkovich
Composers and cinematographers
- Michael WilliamsShared titles: Driven (2019), Earthrise (2014), OzLand (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Williams
- Matthew SteedShared titles: Killer Concept (2021), Driven (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Steed
Producers
- Laura WarnerShared titles: Earthrise (2014), OzLand (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Laura Warner
