Ryan Andrews (director)

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Ryan Andrews
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Ryan Andrews in Office
Born
Ryan Andrews

(1981-10-08) 8 October 1981 (age 40)
Ceredigion, Wales
Alma materLondon Film School
Occupation
Partner(s)Sam Chapman
Websitedirectorryanandrews.me

Ryan Andrews is a Welsh film director, music video director and production designer. He is best known for directing the films Elfie Hopkins, Hiraeth and numerous music videos for Charli XCX.

Career[]

Ryan was brought up in New Quay, Ceredigion, Wales. He studied fine art in Carmarthen, before moving to London to study at the London Film School. He graduated in 2005 with an MA in Filmmaking.[1][2]

After leaving London Film School, Andrews began working as a production designer. He carried out this role for Canadian film Gangster Exchange, which was released in 2009 and won multiple awards from film festivals.[3][4][5]

In 2009, Andrews directed the short film Family Picnic for the BBC's "It's My Shout", an initiative that produces short films with budding Welsh filmmakers. He won the "It's My Shout" award for best director.[3][6] In 2011, he directed Little Munchkin, a short film in which a couple adopt a cannibalistic child.[3][7] The short was screened at FrightFest.[8]

In 2010, Andrews directed a short film titled Jerusalem. It is named for the work of the same name by artist William Blake, and is based on an unsuccessful exhibit held by the artist in Soho, London in 1809. The short examines how Blake was largely unrecognized and criticized during his time. Jerusalem stars Ray Winstone as William Blake, and Amanda Drew as his wife Catherine Blake. The screenplay was written by Philippa Goslett.[9]

Andrews directed a mini-series titled BeastHunters in 2010, which premiered on BBC Comedy upon its online launch. It stars James Corden, Jaime Winstone, and Robert Llewellyn.[3][10][11]

Andrews' first feature film, Elfie Hopkins, was theatrically released in 2012 in the UK.[12] It was released in the US in 2013 under the alternative title of Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter.[13][14] Elfie Hopkins is a horror film surrounding a young aspiring detective who investigates her cannibalistic neighbors. For the film, Andrews chose to expand on the theme of cannibalism from his previous short film Little Munchkin.[7] It was also inspired by Andrews' childhood dream of being a vampire hunter.[15] The film stars Jaime Winstone and her father Ray Winstone. It was filmed in Ceredigion, Wales, where Andrews grew up.[1]

Andrews has directed an upcoming science fiction short film titled Hiraeth. Work on the film began in 2019,[16] and it is currently in post-production.[17] The film was written by , and is being produced by Liv Edmunds. It is being released by Laughton and Edmunds's film production company TheMACHINE, of which Andrews is an associate.[18][19] Hiraeth stars Olivia Ross and Jonathan Forbes,[18] and tells the fictional story of a crewed mission to Europa.[17]

Andrews has directed various music videos for different musicians throughout his career. His most frequent collaborator has been Charli XCX, for whom he has directed ten music videos in total. After being approached by Warner Bros. and Atlantic Records, Andrews worked as Charli's visual director for several years—directing the music videos associated with her album True Romance. He has described his work with Charli as "taking Tumblr and internet art to the mainstream".[3] Andrews has also directed music videos for Banks, Transviolet, Olivia Holt, Martine McCutcheon, and Jetta, among others. He directed the visuals for Little Mix's 2017 Glory Days tour.[20][21]

Filmography[]

Feature films[]

Director

Production designer

Year Title Notes Ref.
2005 Mrs Henderson Presents Assistant role [3]
2009 Gangster Exchange [4]

Short films[]

Director

Year Title Notes Ref.
2003 Fangula [22][23]
2009 Family Picnic Featured in the BBC Two series Made in Wales [24][25]
2010 Jerusalem [26][27]
Little Munchkin [28][29]
2011 I'm Your Man Fashion film for i-D Magazine [30][31]
2012 Black Fashion films for brand Sorapol [32]
White
2015 Astrid Andersen x A$AP Ferg – Water Fashion film for brand Astrid Andersen [33]
2016 Love Birds [34][35]
Elliss Fashion film for brand Elliss [36][37]
2021 Hiraeth Award Winning Short Film [18][17]

Television[]

Director

Year Title Notes Ref.
2010 BeastHunters Two-part miniseries for BBC Comedy [10][11]

Music videos[]

Director

Year Title Artist(s) Ref.
2007 "Boogaloo" Dead Residents and Optimas Prime [38]
2008 "Scumbongo" Dead Residents [39]
2011 "Nuclear Seasons" Charli XCX [40]
2012 "You're the One (Odd Future's The Internet feat. Mike G Remix)" [41]
"So Far Away (Princess Video Remix)" [42]
"Cloud Aura" Charli XCX
(featuring Brooke Candy) 		[43]
2013 "Work" Banks
(featuring Lil Silva) 		[44]
"You (Ha Ha Ha)" Charli XCX [45]
"Waking Up Dead" Eyes on Film [46]
"What I Like" Charli XCX [47]
"Live in the Speaker" Mercedes [48]
"Take My Hand" Charli XCX [49]
"The Legendary Children" I Am a Camera [50][51]
"SuperLove" Charli XCX [52]
"SuperLove (Yeasayer Remix)" [53]
"SuperLove (Canblaster Remix)" [54]
2015 "Angel Eyes" Bo Rocha [55]
"Mojito" Kayla [56][57]
2016 "New Bohemia" Transviolet [58]
"I Heard Love" IV Rox [59]
"History" Olivia Holt [60]
2017 The Glory Days Tour visuals Little Mix [20][21]
"Say I'm Not Alone" Martine McCutcheon [61][62]
2018 "Hangin'" Jetta [63]
"Losing Control" [64]
"Fool" [65]
2019 "A Lot to Give" Iris Gold [66]

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    Note: The screencap from the previous reference is taken from this video.

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