Ryan joined Deadline in March 2021 as Assistant Editor for Awardsline, rising to Crafts Editor in 2022. He received his MFA in Studio Art at The City College of New York in 2019. He contributes to the awards coverage of animation and the craft side of film and television. In his role as Crafts Editor, Ryan also contributes to the editing of Deadline's AwardsLine magazines and interviews contenders above and below the line.
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SHATTER BELTSection: TV Spotlight
Director-Screenwriter: James Ward Byrkit
Logline: A collection of stories from the other side of consciousness. A modern mindbender for a new generation, Shatter Belt dives head first into the deep end of questions about our relationship to reality.
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NORTHERN COMFORTSection: Narrative Spotlight
Director: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
Screenwriters: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson, Halldór Laxness Halldórsson, Tobias Munthe
Logline: A special forces veteran, an uptight property developer, an influencer with half a million followers and…
THE YOUNG WIFESection: Visions
Director-Screenwriter: Tayarisha Poe
Logline: The story of a young woman grappling with the meaning of love in the face of an uncertain world, The Young Wife is a sunny day panic attack and a wholly new take on the wedding film following her over the course…
MOLLI AND MAX IN THE FUTURESection: Visions
Director-Screenwriter: Michael Lukk Litwak
Logline: Sci-fi romantic comedy about a man and woman whose orbits repeatedly collide over the course of 12 years, four planets, three dimensions and one space-cult.
Panelists: Michael Lukk Litwak…
CORA BORASection: Narrative Spotlight
Director: Hannah Pearl Utt
Screenwriter: Rhianon Jones
Logline: Cora senses her open relationship is on the rocks. When the struggling musician and messy millennial goes home to Portland to win her girlfriend back, she realizes it's much more than…
SLIPSection: TV Premieres
Director-Screenwriter: Zoe Lister-Jones
Logline: Mae works at an art museum and has been living with Elijah for thirteen years. While there is still love between them, there is little romance to be found, and they have hit a standstill around Elijah wanting a…
BROOKLYN 45Section: Midnighters
Director-Screenwriter:Ted GeogheganLogline: Friday, December 27, 1945. Five military veterans gather in the ornate parlor of a Brooklyn brownstone. Best friends since childhood, they've reunited to support their troubled host – but when his invitation for…
YOU SING LOUD, I SING LOUDERSection: Narrative Spotlight
Director: Emma Westenberg
Screenwriter: Ruby Caster
Logline: In an effort to reunite with his daughter after a period of absence, a father takes her on a road trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Along the way they encounter some…