RYAN GORDON FLOWERS
Ryan is a filmmaker, writer, musician, and mailman at Canada Post, living on unceded Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh territory. At Canada Post he
is also a Social Steward who helps fellow employees if they are struggling
with mental health, addiction, family or work related issues (he is also
available to lend an ear to others in the community, just call him at
seven-seven-eight-837-9364).
Currently Ryan is writing several short stories
and a science fiction novel, and editing a feature-length documentary with
his wife Lisa Pham Flowers. He has made many short films and music videos,
often scrambling to fulfill concurrent roles as writer, director,
cinematographer, and editor, with most projects combining elements of
sadness, humour, beauty and messiness.
Two of his most acclaimed movie projects
from the distant past are JIMBO and No Words Came Down. JIMBO premiered at
TIFF 2013 and was subsequently expanded into an ambitious Canada Arts
Council supported hybrid doc/narrative feature film, which is currently in
Post Production. Ryan's memorable student thesis film No Words Came Down was
honourable mention for Best Short Film at TIFF 2011 (main competition,
non-student category), as well as being named to TIFF's Top Ten of 2011, and
winning Whistler International Film Festival and Montreal Worldwide Film
Festival's Student awards for best narrative work in 2011.
Ryan studied
Creative Writing and Philosophy at Capilano University and Langara College,
then he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Film from Simon Fraser
University.