RyanBWylie
co-founded, Inner Mission Productions, where he has shot, edited, and produced documentaries about reproductive healthcare in the Peruvian Andes, the death penalty, the Sanctuary movement, indigenous land entitlement in Mexico, and many other topics of social importance.
His efforts as a filmmaker/activist have led to the reversal of two Missouri Supreme Court precedents and the release of an innocent man from death row. His documentary work has been screened for diverse audiences...
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CNN reporter Drew Griffin reported on the TSA's 1,000,000+ name watchlist of "potential terrorists," and now his name seems to have been added to the list. The TSA denies it, but Griffin is held up... more-
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The UpTake's Chuck Olsen interviews author Irwin Tang about his book, "Gook: John McCain's Racism and Why It Matters." ... more-
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I'm not sure what people have "fallen for" -and as for listening to stories "from the Vietnamese," ... more21 other responses to this -
On the premiere of Meet the Bloggers, Liliana Segura discussed whether Karl Rove should be sent to jail. She said, "The very people who are supposed to be supporting the law are instead protecting the... more-
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Bucking the wishes of top Pentagon officials, Bush is pushing one of the largest military buildups in history. ... more-
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The images from Barack Obama's trip abroad have been, one might say, picture perfect. From the stern shot of Obama with Gen. David Petraeus to the somber photos from Israel's Holocaust Museum, one... more-
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Here is just a spattering of what awaits the next Administration: ... more-
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In an interview with Katie Curic this evening Sen. McCain, in response to Sen. Obama's assertion that conditions may have improved in Iraq regardless of the surge, claimed the Sunni awakening that... more-
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Kudos to the upright citizen who leaked the real interview! ... more25 other responses to this -
We all know the names of professional athletes and actors that have little to do with our lives. Now it is time for us to get to know the corrupt men who have a lot to do with the way this country... more-
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Finally, proof that science and religion are not mutually exclusive. Gentleman proves Christianity is the one true religion by electrocuting a pickle. ... more-
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush lifted an executive order banning offshore oil drilling on Monday and urged Congress to follow suit. ... more-
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fact is, we don't know if they'll even drill in the next 20 years. Big oil wants the leases to expand their portfolio and thus exert greater power to price gouge. more10 other responses to this
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skills // RyanBWylie
- Lighting ok
- Camera good
- Editing awesome
- Directing good
- Graphics ok
- Sound ok
- Producing awesome
- Promoting good
gear // RyanBWylie
DVX100B, FCP Editing System, sound package, simple 3-light kit
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- Current Project:
- the feature documentary, Spirit Songs, and touring with freeformfilm.org
- Current Gig:
- freeeeelancin across the USA
- Influences / Heroes:
- Amy Goodman, Evo Morales, Bernadine Dorn, Noam Chomsky, Meredith Monk, Mance Lipscomb
- Organizations I Belong To:
- Founder/Director Inner Mission Productions, Founder/Curator Free Form Film Festival, Board Member Jungle Alliance of Medicine and Music
- Political Bent:
- social and environmental justice
- What I would Change About the World:
- where to start...?!
- Favorite Movies:
- Harlan County U.S.A., Book of Days, Gray Gardens, Slingblade, A Well Spent Life, Network, Spectres of the Spectrum
- Favorite Directors:
- Les Blank, Maysles, Michel Gondry
- Favorite TV Shows:
- The Office, Arrested Development, 1st person, Wonder Showzen, UCB, Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Aqua Teen Hunger Force
- Favorite Bands:
- Tom Waits, The Books, Mum, Wilco, Radiohead, The Gladiators, CocoRosie, Mississippi John Hurt, Jeff Buckley, Lightnin' Hopkins, Bjork, Miles Davis, Mouse on Mars, Bob Marley, Autechre, Mance Lipscomb, Dylan, The White Stripes, Air, Outkast, Meredith Monk, Led Zeppelin, Rilo Kiley, Amon Tobin, Anton Webern, Prefuse 73, Boards of Canada, Spoon, Flaming Lips, Joanna Newsome
- Favorite Track:
- Green Grass of Tunnel
- Celebrity Crush:
- Ghandi