Toronto filmmaker who never saw a budget so low that he couldn't actually make a film with it.

Ryan's lot of low-to-no budget films

Every tooth-yanking psychopath was once a six-year-old child who thought running a lemonade stand would be a great way to make some candy money.



Six-year-old Sarah is a budding entrepreneur — she pulls teeth for The Tooth Fairy.

A Fistful of Molars

Riley Ludwig is a superhero sidekick in training who really just wants to be one of "the good guys", despite her mentor's questionable-at-best interrogation techniques.



A gritty superhero's interrogation of a maniacal supervillain gets derailed when her trainee arrives.

The Trainee

This practical-FX "gore-mance" is an absurdist parable about impossible beauty standards (served with a delicious croissant with just a smidgen of blood on it).



Skin Deep

Not long ago, handwriting was taken for granted as something anyone could generally do well. Today, putting pen to paper is an afterthought. 'Ink' follows Tanja - a freelance photographer - and their journey to rediscover the written word.



'Ink' follows Tanja - a freelance photographer - and their journey to rediscover the written word.

Ink - Written by Hand

An awkward dinner party among friends from an infertility support group takes an unexpected turn when a couple discovers that their friend and future single mom hasn't told them the whole truth about her pregnancy.

An awkward dinner party among friends from an infertility support group takes an unexpected turn.

Expecting

With the Google Maps app leading him in circles, a man suspects his phone is purposely lying to him. If 'IT' taught us anything, it's never trust a free balloon.

Official selections at Fantasia, Fantaspoa, Filmquest, HP Lovecraft Film Festival, LUSCA, Celluloid Screams, Ravenheart, Horrorigins, Terror in the Bay, Hellifax, and Atlanta Horror

With the Google Maps app leading him in circles, a man suspects his phone is purposely lying to him.

You Have Reached Your Destination

With the Google Maps app leading him in circles, a man suspects his phone is purposely lying to him. If 'IT' taught us anything, it's never trust a free balloon.

Official selections at Fantasia, Fantaspoa, Filmquest, HP Lovecraft Film Festival, LUSCA, Celluloid Screams, Ravenheart, Horrorigins, Terror in the Bay, Hellifax, and Atlanta Horror.

Do you really need MORE cables when the pile of old ones in the storage boxes are starting to gain sentience? This short is campy dive into the most horrifying thing in any home: the giant box of miscellaneous cables we can't seem to throw out!

Part of the no-budget no-crew 'Apartment 416' series.

Do you really need MORE cables when the pile of old ones in the storage boxes are starting to gain s

The Call of Cableulhu

When it comes to low-budget filmmaking, you've heard of gear prep, but have you ever put any thought into EAR prep? Ryan shows you what you need to do to both prep your gear and your ears for a no-budget indie film shoot. Be careful with those q-tips, though!

A horror film disguised as a Youtuber DIY video, this film is part of the no-budget no-crew 'Apartment 416' series

This faux-youtuber short horror shows it's possible to get good sound on an indie budget.

Gear and Ear Prep for Indie Filmmakers

When it comes to low-budget filmmaking, you've heard of gear prep, but have you ever put any thought into EAR prep? Ryan shows you what you need to do to both prep your gear and your ears for a no-budget indie film shoot. Be careful with those Q-Tip's, though!

A horror film disguised as a Youtuber DIY video, this film is part of the no-budget no-crew 'Apartment 416' series.

When a TV documentary crew visits The MacIntyre Farm for a story on a floundering industry, they discover a couple at the end of their rope with no f--ks left to give in the dry mockumentary

A farming couple has run out of fucks in this mockumentary.

Farm is a Four-Letter Word

When a TV documentary crew visits The MacIntyre Farm for a story on a floundering industry, they discover a couple at the end of their rope with no f--ks left to give in the dry mockumentary.

What would happen if the monsters in Pokemon GO were eldritch horrors AND if they could kill you for real? A monster-hunting tween's quest to catch'em all is thwarted by a bad hot-spot connection.

A monster-hunting tween’s quest to catch’em all is thwarted by a bad hot-spot connection.

Monsters in Your Pocket

Izzy has to avoid becoming cat food after a malfunctioning video game shrinks them down to 1/10 their normal size! Think 'Honey I Shrunk the Kids' meets 'TRON', with two big black cats. Part of the no-budget no-crew 'Apartment 416' series.

Izzy has to avoid becoming cat food after a video game shrinks them down to 1/10 their size!

Itty Bitty Izzy

*STOMP STOMP STOMP* goes the "little monster" upstairs at 2 in the morning. This no-budget no-crew 'Apartment 416' short is VERY short, and a very "crappy" monster.

THUMP THUMP THUMP goes the little monster upstairs at 2 in the morning, again.

The Monster Upstairs

Video game streams have blown up in popularity, but with so many streamers trying to cash in on the gold rush, how far do you have to go to keep your chat room engaged?

Part of the no-budget no-crew 'Apartment 416' series

xx_EMM3TT_xx goes a little too far trying to keep his Twitch chatters engaged.