Ryan Dacko

History

Ryan Dacko (born in 1978) is an independent filmmaker based in Syracuse, New York. Dacko served in the United States Coast Guard and used his free time while on a tour of duty at Antarctica to create the screenplay of And I Lived, a melodrama about high school lovers threatened by peer pressure and class warfare. In 2007, Dacko premiered Plan 9 from Syracuse, a documentary that followed his attempt to gain attention from a prominent film producer by staging a cross-country run from Syracuse to Hollywood.

Profile

Movies

Plan 9 From Syracuse

Still Photographer

On August 15th, 2006, filmmaker Ryan Dacko set out to get a 30-minute meeting with a major Hollywood producer by running on foot from Syracuse, New York to Hollywood, California.

Plan 9 From Syracuse

Writer

On August 15th, 2006, filmmaker Ryan Dacko set out to get a 30-minute meeting with a major Hollywood producer by running on foot from Syracuse, New York to Hollywood, California.

Plan 9 From Syracuse

Director

On August 15th, 2006, filmmaker Ryan Dacko set out to get a 30-minute meeting with a major Hollywood producer by running on foot from Syracuse, New York to Hollywood, California.

Plan 9 From Syracuse

Self

On August 15th, 2006, filmmaker Ryan Dacko set out to get a 30-minute meeting with a major Hollywood producer by running on foot from Syracuse, New York to Hollywood, California.

And I Lived

Writer

In a school of separate worlds, boundaries have been set and lines have been drawn. Their love will break the rules.

And I Lived

Director

In a school of separate worlds, boundaries have been set and lines have been drawn. Their love will break the rules.

And I Lived

Cinematography

In a school of separate worlds, boundaries have been set and lines have been drawn. Their love will break the rules.

The Book of Quint

Writer

A movie detailing the events that make Quint into the fearless shark hunter of Amity Island. Follow him from 1945 to 1968, and witness how Quint rises to become a legend of the North Atlantic. The rest of the story can now be told.