Ryan White (filmmaker)

Ryan White is an American documentary producer and director best known for his Netflix series, The Keepers[1] and the HBO movie, The Case Against 8.[2]

Ryan was shortlisted for an Academy Award, nominated for a Primetime Emmy award and won a director award at the Sundance Film Festival for his work on The Case Against 8. [3]

In 2016, Ryan directed the EPIX documentary Serena which followed tennis star Serena Williams during her 2015 tennis tour.[4]

Ryan also directed Good Ol’ Freda (Magnolia Pictures), which tells the story of the Beatles’ longtime secretary Freda Kelly, and Pelada (PBS, Cinetic), a journey around the world through the lens of pick-up soccer.[5]

In 2020, Ryan White directed Assassins, a feature film about the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of the North Korean leader, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews.[6] White also directed the five-part series Visible: Out on Television, the first documentary series on Apple TV+ which explores the history of the LGBTQ movement through the lens of television.[7]

In June 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ Pride parade, Queerty named him among the fifty heroes “leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people”.[8][9]

Ryan White co-founded Tripod Media with his best friend, Jessica Hargrave.[10] He graduated from Duke with a certificate from the Center for Documentary Studies.[11]

References
  1. Logan, Elizabeth. "This New True Crime Series on Netflix Will Be Your Next Obsession". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. "HBO: The Case Against 8: Interview with Ben Cotner and Ryan White". HBO. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. "15 Documentary Features Advance in 2014 Oscar Race". OSCARS. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. "Q&A with Ryan White, director of Epix Serena Williams documentary 'Serena'". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  5. "Ryan White's IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  6. "Assassins Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. "Visible: Out on Television from Apple TV Plus: TV Review". Variety. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. "Queerty Pride50 2020 Honorees". Queerty. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  9. Reddish, David (2020-06-15). "Meet the entertainment creators fighting the good fight this year". Queerty. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  10. "Tripod Media". Tripod Media. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  11. "Duke/CDS Alum Ryan White and Ben Cotner Awarded 2014 United States Artists Fellowship". Duke Center for Documentary Studies. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
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