short films
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written, directed, and produced by Ryan Craver
“Frank and funny, this expertly-crafted coming-of-age tale charts the turbulent relationship between a gay teenager and his Instagram-obsessed older sister, an explosive personality used to getting her way in their small Southern town.” -Indie Grits
2018 New Orleans Film Festival
2019 Palm Springs Int.l Shortfest*
*Special Mention: Best Emerging Filmmaker
2019 Indie Grits*
*Honorable Mention: “Emerging Grit”
2019 Newfest
2019 SCAD Savannah Film Festival
2019 QFest
links available upon request~
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written, directed, and produced by Ryan Craver
Leo, a shy eighth grader at the cusp of understanding their trans identity, pursues a crush on a boy bunkmate, but is plagued by a frog. Meanwhile, Leo's eager, gay teacher-in-training Brad tries to connect with his students, but oversteps boundaries in the eyes of a coworker. It is only in nature, among marshes and maritime forests, that Leo and Brad find an unspoken connection.
Made possible with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the David Ross Fetter Foundation for Emerging Artists.
2022 New Orleans Film Festival*
*WINNER: Audience Award
2023 Miami Film Festival
2023 Atlanta Film Festival*
*WINNER: Audience Award
2023 New FilmMakers LA
2023 Sidewalk Film Festival
2023 Richmond Film Festival*
*WINNER: Best Short Cinematography
2023 Woodstock Film Festival*
Special Mention: Best Student Film
2023 Catalina Film Festival
2023 Science New Wave Festival
2023 Portland Film Festival
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written by Donovan Tolledo and Rali Chaouni
directed by Ryan Craver
At the end of summer, 14-year-old KEVIN pierces his own lip as a last-ditch effort to win over a skater boy, who also happens to be his best friend. Kevin soon finds that his self-destructive plan may not be as infectious as he envisioned.
Made possible with support from the Panavision New Filmmakers Program & Leone Family Film Fund.
2022 Columbia University Film Festival*
*Jury Selects
*Audience Award
*Nominee: National Board of Review Student Grant
2022 Outfest Fusion
2022 Micheaux Film Festival*
*Nominee: Outstanding Editing
*Nominee: Outstanding Student Film
screenplays/ in development
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hour-long drama
*in development
A bratty Southern belle drags her younger gay brother along a misguided search for love, liberty, and a life bigger than their rural Appalachian town.
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coming-of-age, drama, satire
*supported by the TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund and the SFFILM Sloan Fellowship
When a closeted, trans high school student’s experiments on sex-swapping tadpoles ignite an Evangelical backlash in the local news, he becomes the reluctant face of America’s battle between religious and science education.
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half-hour comedy
*researching/drafting
A brutally irreverent, ahistorical rethinking of Moby-Dick's Ishmael, his gay marriage to Queequeg, and the types of things men get up to on long sperm whaling voyages.
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surreal horror
*in development
The Christmas episode of a popular, family-friendly TV series about an Appalachian family living through the Great Depression is interrupted by a visit from Satan.
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satirical horror anti-love story
A small-town fitness instructor lowers his standards in men only to uncover the vast, dark underbelly of what it is to love someone: sacrifice.
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horror
In the not-too-distant future, a group of women set up camp in a dead mall to grow beautiful young men as if they are rare orchids.