Ryan Marie Helfant

Filmes

Earth Mama
Second Unit Director of Photography
A pregnant single mother, with two children in foster care, embraces her Bay Area community as she fights to reclaim her family.
Passage
Director of Photography
The International Woolmark Prize and Saint Heron Agency present ‘Passage’ – a motion portraiture and celebration of the six 2021 International Woolmark Prize finalists. Created and written by Solange Knowles for Saint Heron Agency, and directed by McArthur Award-winning director Wu Tsang, the work draws from the masterful styling of Ib Kamara and an original score by Standing on The Corner. Starring Dionne Warwick, Dominique Jackson, SahBabii, Joi and KeiyaA, “Passage” is a deeply thoughtful exploration of sustainability, and the stages of creation: contemplation, courage, optimism, vulnerability, discipline and strength. Through 6 acts of concentrated motion between stage, nature and surrealism, the film echoes themes of conjuring and ceremonious celebrations, and creates abstraction to embody the various expressions of each designer.
Black Is King
Director of Photography
As viagens das famílias negras, ao longo do tempo, são honradas em um conto sobre a jornada transcendente de um jovem rei através de traição, amor e auto-identidade. Seus antepassados ​​ajudam a guiá-lo em direção ao seu destino e, com os ensinamentos e a orientação de seu pai e do seu amor de infância, ele ganha as virtudes necessárias para recuperar seu lar e o trono que é seu por direito. Essas lições atemporais são reveladas e refletidas pelas vozes negras de hoje, agora em seu próprio poder.
When I Get Home
Director of Photography
In the three years since her seminal album "A Seat at the Table", Solange has broadened her artistic reach, expanding her work to museum installations, unconventional live performances, and striking videos. With her fourth album, "When I Get Home", the singer continues to push her vision forward with an exploration of roots and their lifelong influence. In Solange's case, that's the culturally rich Houston of her childhood. Some will know these references - candy paint, the late legend DJ Screw - via the city's mid-aughts hip-hop explosion, but through Solange's lens, these same touchstones are elevated to high art.
When We Fell
Director of Photography
A study of stillness and isolation.
When We Fell
Director
A study of stillness and isolation.