Ryan Rajendra Black
☼ Born on 10 December 1973, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
BiographyRyan R Black is an Writer, Director, Actor and Producer from Winnipeg , Manitoba, Canada. He is of mixed descent with a Saulteaux (First Nations) mother whose Bloodline tracks to the Black River and Sakgeeng / Pine Falls First Nations. He is also directly blood related to several families of the Hollow Water First Nation. His father is a landed immigrant originally from Trinidad who came to Canada at the age of 15. He prides himself on the perspective his heritage brings to both his mainstream and grassroots work in film and television. He is an instructor for several youth programs in the film and media arts and a strong proponent of human capital and performance as core values in the execution of high quality storytelling.
In the role of actor
Aberdeen – TIFF 2024 (17/09/2024)
A troubled First Nation woman struggles to rebuild her life in Aberdeen. Aberdeen (Gail Maurice) is a middle-aged woman from the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba, whose life has been reduced to sleeping on park benches in Winnipeg. While being arrested for public intoxication, Aberdeen loses her Indigenous identification and subsequently learns that her brother […]