The Pre-Production meeting to create Ryan Reichenfeld.

Ryan Reichenfeld is a writer + director, based in Los Angeles. 

 

Ryan Reichenfeld left home at 15 to become a professional skateboarder - a bold move that informed his identity as a director. His mom is proud now. Took a minute.

As a director, action, movement, and camera choreography are hardwired into him: the visual instinct that drives his storytelling. He takes the human moments - the honest ones - and elevates them into big, stylized, cinematic scenes. But style means nothing if it doesn't land somewhere true.

He rose as a director in the music video world after cutting his teeth in editing and VFX, collaborating directly with filmmakers like Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, The Daniels, Hiro Murai, David Gelb, Warren Fu, and Alma Har'el. He's written and directed music videos for Justin Timberlake, Imagine Dragons, Steve Martin (yes the comedian), Pusha-T, Sam Hunt, Steve Aoki, Lil Jon, and Grammy-winning artist RAC amongst others.

His award winning short films SEAN and SKATEBOARDING IN OAKLAND blur the lines between traditional non-fiction and stylized narrative - winning awards at D&AD, Vimeo Staff Picks, and Kinsale Sharks.

He directed the entire first season of 5 MINUTES FROM HOME - the show that launched Steph Curry's production company, Unanimous Media.

Ryan continues to create memorable work in the advertising space and beyond. He's currently heading up the creative direction for KASSO's US launch - a Japanese skateboarding competition show from the creators of American Ninja Warrior - and developing scripted projects for feature film and television.