Samantha Ryan(XI)

Samantha is from a small town in Ohio. Even from a young age, film and the visual arts have always played a big role in her life. Back home she worked as a camera operator at a local television station called BMUTV, as well as being a freelance assistant producer with Richer Productions, specializing in both live and online sports. Her experience started in high school theatre, which lead to becoming an assistant drama teacher at the Black Swamp Creative Arts Camp over the summer. Samantha is now writing, directing, acting, and modeling part time. She also does photography on the side of her busy life. Samantha was a supporting actress in a short film called Last Chance as Sydney directed by Neil Watson, and as Cassie Sandsmark, Wonder Girl, in Superboy (2014) a short fan film directed by Owen Kennelly. She has never questioned herself and what she knows she is capable of. Samantha has worked as a director on a few short films. Her background in acting gives her the ability to understand and relate to her cast and knows how to pull emotions from her cast to get the best performances possible. Recently she has directed Goldfish (2014) and wrote, directed, and produced her own film Love Undead (2014). Love Undead is a dramatic Love story that takes place in a zombie apocalypse starring Kally Khourshid. Filming Love Undead Samantha faced several hardships but that never stopped her. Samantha enjoyed every minute of it and continues her passion in Directing. "I love making films," she says, "I get to tell a story through several different aspects. The best part is getting to know my actors to be able to guide them into the vision I want and sill achieve the most raw emotion as possible." Her mind is filled with several ideas that are waiting to be put on the big screen and she is ready to make magic.