Ryan R Black is an Writer, Director, Actor and Producer from Winnipeg , Manitoba, Canada. He is of mixed descent with a Saulteaux (First Nations) mother whose Bloodline tracks to the Black River and Sakgeeng / Pine Falls First Nations. He is also directly blood related to several families of the Hollow Water First Nation. His father is a landed immigrant originally from Trinidad who came to Canada at the age of 15. He prides himself on the perspective his heritage brings to both his mainstream and grassroots work in film and television. He is an instructor for several youth programs in the film and media arts and a strong proponent of human capital and performance as core values in the execution of high quality storytelling.
Bad production values might hurt your show, but the best technical team in the world can't save a bad performance. Empower your performers and the rest comes much more easily.