Ryan Mack is an award winning queer director, screenwriter, and cancer survivor, with a passion to craft stories that fuse the LGBTQ+ experience with unexpected sci-fi horror elements.
Ryan pursued a film degree at Santa Fe University of Art and Design in New Mexico. There he found a safe space to come out, explore his craft, and devour every aspect of filmmaking.
After 9 years as an editor and commercial producer in NYC where he sharpened his storytelling and production skills, Ryan turned his focus to writing and directing his own work, fueled by a desire to champion diverse representation in genre film.
His first horror short film, "You're Family Now," inspired by his family's struggle with cancer, has gone on to win Best Short at the 2021 GenreBlast film festival, and was an official selection at 19 other festivals. He wrote and directed "The Runner" the following year - featuring a blind lead actress in a genre bending short - which premiered at the prestigious ReelAbilities film festival in LA, the premiere festival to exclusively showcase films by and about people with disabilities. His third short film "LAST NIGHT," an intimate queer drama with an unexpected sci-fi twist, will premiere in the festival circuit spring of 2024.