RYAN LAIA
WRITER / DIRECTOR
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Ryan Laia is from Santa Fe, New Mexico, by way of Northern California. He’s attracted to character-driven existential dramas and stories involving marginalized communities.
After obtaining a degree in Latin American History at the University of California, Ryan continued his studies at New York University, University of Southern California and San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking.
His interest in storytelling eventually led him to London where he received a Masters in Screenwriting from the London Film School.
He lives and works in Los Angeles.
FILMS
︎LONG LOST DAUGHTER
When Michelle moves with her boyfriend to a small suburb, she befriends a children's book author named Cathy. The neighbourly connection quickly turns obsessive, as Cathy is convinced that Michelle is her daughter who went missing 20 years ago.
Initial release: 2018
Director: Christopher James Lang
︎MY BROTHER
Two estranged brothers go on a fishing trip after the death of their father.
Initial release: 2017
Directors: Martí Dols, Ryan Laia
︎THE PORTER BROTHERS
Sam and Ned Porter are little thugs, riding together and robbing banks. One night, Sam gets captured by mysterious bounty hunters who offer to keep him alive only if he turns his brother in. Redemption will come at a high price.
Initial Release: 2016
Director: Wilhelm Kuhn
︎STRAIGHT FROM THE STILL
When middle aged alcoholic is asked to perform a task by a mysterious man on a phone, his life as he knows it, changes forever.
Initial release: 2015
Director: Ryan Laia
SPEC SCRIPTS
Stories of Lamentation From the South, or the Search for Truth from the Middle of Nowhere
East Texas. A sheriff, a mortitian, and a teenage mother are subjected to brutality, murder, and negligence. Is this disaster or fate?
DRAMA | 95pp | More Details︎︎︎
Osiris
A young woman leaves a wake of carnage in an unsuspecting desert town.
DRAMA | 112pp | More Details︎︎︎
Broken Man
Rockstar Dreams Deferred.
TV PILOT | 54pp | More Details︎︎︎
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