Cadence Films has welcomed director Mitch Ryan to its team. Hailing from Baltimore, Ryan is known for his contemporary and skillful approach to filmmaking, capturing subjects in their rawest and most disarming forms.
His colorful and otherworldly music videos for Grammy-winning Latin music superstar Rosalía have garnered massive attention from the industry and amassed hundreds of millions of views from her devoted fanbase. In addition, Ryan has showcased his talent for contemporary, high-polish campaigns for brands like Collina Strada and Glossier.
Lorenzo Ragionieri, Co-Founder of Cadence Films, expressed his excitement about collaborating with Ryan, praising his rare sensitivity, openness, and honesty as an artist. He also highlighted Ryan’s disarming presence and charm on and off set, leading to strong connections with his characters and collaborators.
“We knew we wanted to work together when we met Mitch. As an artist, he brings a rare sensitivity, openness, and honesty to his films. As a person, his presence and charm are disarming, on and off set, and it shows in the immediate connection he creates between himself and his characters and collaborators.”
Based in New York and Paris, Ryan brings a cinematic eye and a playfully surreal, emotive sense of storytelling to his work. His ability to infuse style while preserving the authenticity of his subjects has led to a longstanding collaboration with Rosalía. Notable videos from this partnership include the upbeat, dance single Despechá, featuring Rosalía frolicking on a beach, and Hentai, where she rides a slow-moving mechanical bull in a bucolic expanse.
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Ryan’s talent is further evident in his eccentric and dynamic campaign for luxury fashion brand Collina Strada, capturing the angular movements of dancers wearing the brand’s innovative clothing. His most recent global campaign for Nike Kids showcases parents and their children sharing athletic firsts together.
“Mitch’s voice is unflinchingly real, and balances subtle, poignant notes with energetic, fun, often humorous beats. Mitch is the real deal, which is what immediately drew Nike to his work, and we were thrilled to kick off our collaboration with a global kids campaign for them,” added Ragionieri.
Currently, Ryan directs commercial work for global brands and advertising agencies while also working on a long-form, genre-bending chronicle of Rosalía’s tour. His signing with Cadence Films marks his first-ever commercial representation on a global scale.
Reel 360 News wishes Mitch the best of luck at Cadence
