Ryan Connolly (presenter)


Ryan Connolly is an American filmmaker, Internet personality, and presenter best known for his web show Film Riot. He often collaborates with Andrew Kramer, Ryan Booth, Seth Worley, and Todd Bruno on his bigger projects.

Early life

Connolly attended Full Sail University's film program, where he met many of his future collaborators. After graduating from his course, Connolly worked in construction and 2 other side jobs so he could get enough money to buy some gear. Connolly after around a year was employed to produce advertisements and product videos for companies including Dell and Alienware. He also founded Triune Films, a production company under which he became involved with multiple film projects.

Film Riot

Connolly was first noticed by Revision3 when he began making Making the Film, a YouTube show documenting the process of producing a movie. They approached him, and pitched the idea of a higher-budget version of the same premise. Connolly signed up to their team, and began producing Film Riot. The first episode was released on May 27, 2009, and made available on both the Revision3 website and the Film Riot YouTube channel. In the years of Film Riot, Connolly began uploading episodes to a YouTube channel he created. The first episode was made available on July 5, 2011. As of July 2020, the Film Riot YouTube channel has over 1.6 million subscribers.

Other channels

Connolly runs Triune Films, an independent production company in Rowlett, Texas. Through it, he has released multiple short films, with a future goal of diving into feature films.
FilmRelease dateDirectorProduction company
LossesRyan ConnollyTriune Films
TellRyan ConnollyTriune Films
ProximityRyan ConnollyTriune Films
U.F.Oh YeahRyan ConnollyTriune Films
Portal CombatRyan ConnollyTriune Films
ChainsawRyan ConnollyTriune Films
Ghost HouseRyan ConnollyTriune Films
Westworld to YumaRyan ConnollyTriune Films
SentinelRyan ConnollyTriune Films
BallisticRyan ConnollyTriune Films
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