Sep 23, 2008
Ryan
Gielen was born and raised in Columbia, MD. Ryan attended Washington and Lee
University, where he majored in Journalism. He taught himself
editing by sneaking into the editing suites after the Broadcast
Journalism students left for the night.
Following graduation, Ryan Gielen started his own production
company we have creates, training and promotional videos for
clients like Johns
Hopkins University and MADD. The steady work funded his first documentary,
Larry Keel: Beautiful Thing, following a year
in the life of an underground bluegrass legend.
Since moving to New York, Ryan has
focused on screenwriting, producing and directing including his
first short film, Deleted Scenes.
His feature film, The Graduates was inspired by his experiences
growing up in Columbia, and attending several Senior Weeks in
Ocean City. It has played several film festivals and
has won the Directorial Discovery Award at the Rhode Island
International Film Festival.