r kohler / people

as an undergraduate at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Ryan has been actively exposed to the various disciplines of filmmaking, including: writing, directing, producing, and editing. with this as his start, he is ready to bring a creative edge and an eagerness for knowledge to any project.

director. / writer. / editor.

most recently Ryan has directed, produced, and wrote a 10 minute Super 16mm film, which has impressed many and can be viewed here:

play when the music stops / quick.time (23mb)

professional work.

during the summer and fall of 2004 Ryan interned at Apostle Pictures, a company owned by Denis Leary, Jim Serpico, and Tom Sellitti, where he wrote coverage for feature films and television shows (rescue me / shorties watchin’ shorties). he has been actively involved in commercial (frangelico / jello), music video (pete francis), and fundraising (comics come home 10) work as a production assistant and cinematographer.

next.

for his next project (Who Was Bernie Block?), Ryan is drawing heavily on filmmakers like Woody Allen, The Marx’s Brother, Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, and Jean Luc Godard, as he tells the story of Elsa:

a woman in her late 40’s, who finds herself between her aristocrat husband, Bernie Block, who she has never met before, and her painting of Bernie Block, which has come to life. Please visit www.whowasbernieblock.com to find out more!

born.

Chicago, USA

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