Biography

Ryan Hartsell is an EMMY® Award Winning artist and SXSW Panelist that's been pioneering immersive content on and off set contributing to countless award winning productions all over the world including directing Oculus' Creator's Lab, "The Evolution of Testicles," a 2018 SXSW Virtual Cinema selection, and Raindance's Best Social Impact Award Winner. His latest directorial project, "WEIRD TIMES," an episodic VR series dealing with teenage mental health issues, debuted at the 2022 SXSW film festival. Resolution: A Cinephonic Rhapsody for the Soul, which Ryan acted as Creative and Technical Director, recently won the Audience Award at the 2025 SXSW film festival.
- IMDb mini biography by: Sara Hebert