FOUNDER & CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER

Producing credits include the 2027 documentary Poster Child, about the iconic teen HIV/AIDS activist Ryan White, the award-winning 2026 documentary Deliver Us, following Black midwives from around the United States working to reverse the Black maternal mortality crisis,‍ ‍My Beautiful Stutter, from executive producers Paul Rudd and Mariska Hargitay, and the documentary Bombardier Blood, from executive producer Alex Borstein. Executive producer of sometimes, i think about dying (Sundance, Academy Award-shortlisted); executive producer, The Things You Love Will Disappear, coming in 2027. Director, The Graduates, in the top ten comedies all time on Hulu. Director, Turtle Hill, Brooklyn (Audience Award for best Best Narrative, LGBT NewFest). Producer, Stop the Bleeding!, award-winning web series.

Ryan’s films have won awards for writing and direction in festivals around the world, and he is a two-time WEBBY winner for his interactive 2010 web series Deleted: The Game, and is a contributor to NoFilmSchool.com, Sundance Film Festival Artist Service’s Blog, and Tribeca Film Fest Blog.

Ryan and his brother Matthew were co-founders of DVD’s to the Troops, which as of its closing in 2021, collected and shipped an estimated 225,000 used and new DVD’s to American military personnel in war zones around the world.

You can see Ryan’s personal photography and other work on his website ryangielen.com, or on Instagram, @ryangielen.