KOWAI (こわい)
A short film created for the Wieden + Kennedy Agency and their new client, Benihana, as part of the 'Benihana Short FIlm Project'. The film was completed in under a week under the guidelines of using just four porcelain figures to tell a story.

Written, Produced & Directed by Daniel Ryan
Music by Jamey See Tai
Sound Design by Joseph Fraioli

Little Shaver
Little Shaver is a four minute short film, conceived and completed in under ten days, which shares the experience of one woman's reflection on a life of love and loss.

Written, Directed, Edited and Photographed by Daniel Ryan.

Official Selection 2009 Independent Arts & Music Festival

The Diary of Eloise Painter
A couple retreats to a private lake house in an attempt to repair a strained relationship. What awaits them is far beyond what either of them had imagined.

Written by Lance Eliot Adams
Photographed by Aaron Edwards and Daniel Ryan
DIrected and Edited by Daniel Ryan

Click on image to view teaser.

My Friends Told Me About You
My Friends Told Me About You charts the journey of a man at the beginning of a downward spiral.  Paranoia, confusion, and anger start to colour all that he knows to be true, and as reality blurs with his subconscious fears, an alternate world propelled by violence and mistrust begins to take over.

Written by Daniel Ryan and Carlos Dengler.
Produced by Carlos Dengler and Todd Eckert (Producer of 2007's award winning Joy Division biopic Control).
Directed, Photographed and Co-Edited by Daniel Ryan.

Click on image to view teaser.
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CASHEW
The lengths at which one bathroom attendant will go to ensure adequate means of cleanliness for his art show clientele.

Selected as one of three directors to participate in Nokia's "Art In Motion 2008", the result is a short film that was shot in one evening on a Nokia N95 mobile telephone.

Written by Daniel Ryan and Justin Scro.
Directed, Photographed and Edited by Daniel Ryan.

Click HERE to vote for CASHEW on Funny Or Die.

Golgotha
Golgotha is a documentary-style short film which captures modern humanity in a state of unbalance.

Written by Carlos Dengler.
Directed, Photographed and Edited by Daniel Ryan.

LIVE
A new concert series showcasing bands playing in the city of Chicago. The first installment features The Horrors and is shot through a series of close-ups and reflections. LIVE will be updated here as well as on Vimeo throughout 2010.

Photographed by Aaron Edwards, Aaron Maier, Ben Poster & Daniel Ryan.
Colourist Aaron Edwards.
Sound by Ryan Aylward & Stephen Ciliak.
Created & Edited by Daniel Ryan.

CINECHAMBER
No edits. No colours. No filters.

CINECHAMBER is a three-part high-definition experiment photographed in the city of Chicago which strives to showcase diverse musical talents and provoke impulse from within an intimate Victorian-style setting.

Little Joy | Play The Part
Live concert footage of the band Little Joy performing "Play The Part" on 15 June 2009 in Chicago, IL at The Double Door. Photographed by Daniel Ryan and Aaron Maier, edited by Daniel Ryan.

Model Stranger | Monster
Music video for the song “Monster” performed by Model Stranger.  Photographed, directed and edited by Daniel.

Dot Dot Dot | Stay
Music video for the song "Stay", performed by Dot Dot Dot, directed and edited by Daniel. It was photographed by Aaron Edwards and Ben Chappell.

Interpol | Our Love to Admire Tour
Commissioned series of abstract short films which provided the backdrop for the band Interpol on their 2008 European tour. The videos were all photographed and edited by Daniel himself.

The following are samples of what was projected on stage at various festivals and venues in places such as Ireland, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Poland and the United Kingdom.

Click HERE to see live video and images from the tour or click on the image to the left to view the films.

Camera | EPK
Camera is a musical outfit residing in Chicago, Illinois for whom Daniel was asked to create an Electronic Press Kit. It was photographed, directed and edited by Daniel throughout 2007.

The 44th Ward Dinner Party
Customized installation on permanent display at The 44th Ward Dinner Party. The project was commissioned by the restaurant to capture the Lakeview area of Chicago in a stylistic yet subtle fashion and was photographed and edited by Daniel. This is the first in a series of installations for the space.

Hard Rock Hotel Chicago
Customized installation, photographed and edited by Daniel, to promote the Hard Rock Hotel's historic Carbide and Carbon Building in the city of Chicago, emphasizing its importance and contribution to the city's historical and architectural landscape. The event was highlighted by Fox and NBC as well as HOTEL magazine.

Seek Fading Lite
Seek Fading Lite is a segment of a video installation that was photographed, directed and edited by Daniel for a fashion show and private party at Chicago's Millennium Park in the fall of 2007.

model.
model. is a segment of a video installation that was photographed, directed and edited by Daniel for a fashion show at Chicago’s Millennium Park in the fall of 2006.

stilleto.
stilleto. is a segment of a video installation that was photographed, directed and edited by Daniel for a gallery showcase in the summer of 2006.