RYAN FURLONG
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - DIRECTOR

Ryan Furlong is a film and TV writer-director and creative producer. His first music video for Bob and Daniel Lanois (U2, Bob Dylan) was shortlisted for TIFF’s "Canada’s Top Ten" and his short dark-comedy, The Gift (Katrina Devine and Daryl Taylor) earned positive reviews and festival nominations the same year.

Furlong wrote and directed, Dead Flowers (Bravo!), starring Canadian rock icons Tom Wilson and Kathleen Edwards, praised by CBC as "Suspenseful, taut and gorgeously shot...the tension builds mercilessly." Several music videos followed earning Furlong consecutive awards for directing, I’m Gonna Stay That Way, Cuckoo's Nest, December Sky Feat Julian Lennon, and the imagiNATIVE “Video of the Year Award” for producing Row.

Commercially, Furlong has directed successful national campaigns for Bites x On The Run, FirstOntario, Tre Stelle, Canadian Tire, and Ontario Pork. Furlong was commissioned to write and direct dramatic half-hour films for M.A.D.D. exhibited theatrically to over one million spectators for four years. His commercial work has received accolades, including an EDAC award for directing two national spots for Prince Edward Island.

In 2018, Furlong created, wrote, produced, and directed, Street Spirits (Apple TV, Amazon), a three-part docuseries in which he transforms tragic characters into beacons of hope — etalk described the series as a "spirited journey through Steeltown." Most recently, his three-part docuseries Sleepers (Bell Media), earned him Best Documentary at the 2022 Hamilton Film Festival and nominations at the Venice Short Film Festival and the Montreal Independent Film Festival.

Projects in development include the dramatic feature film For The Love of Rose, a thriller he wrote and will direct. Furlong is also co-creator and executive producer of Dark Horse, an original music docuseries.