RYAN HARPER
Ryan Harper produced the 2006 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Nominee Steel City with Rusty Gray and writer-director Brian Jun. Starring John Heard (Home Alone) and America Ferrera (TV’s “Ugly Betty”) the film was released theatrically to rave reviews in 2007 before arriving on DVD in the spring of ’08 through Peace Arch Entertainment and on Showtime in 2009.
Steel City was produced through Harper’s production company, Your Half Pictures, a company he created in 1998 with visual effects producer Josh Jaggars (2012). Through Your Half, Harper produced and directed the 2004 film 30 Miles. Starring Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, the film was released worldwide on DVD by Maverick Entertainment. Harper also served as a producer on the 2008 release On the Doll from acclaimed video director Thomas Mignone starring Brittany Snow (Prom Night) which was released on DVD in June of 2008 as well as the upcoming documentary CamGirls. Harper is currently developing a big-screen adaptation of the book Eddie Would Go, based on the life of famed Hawaiian big wave surfer, Eddie Aikau.
In his role as producer and partner in Your Half, Harper has served numerous films in a wide range of capacities. He has acquired low-budget films to act as their distributor, such as for the film Stealing Martin Lane starring Dylan Baker (Spider-Man 2) and Isiah Whitlock Jr. (“The Wire”). He has invested in and served as an advisor for films like Little Athens which was released by ThinkFilm in 2006. Harper also released the dvd for the documentary Witch Hunt--from executive producer Sean Penn which premiered on MSNBC on April of 2009--through Your Half Media Group. Harper is currently working with Witch Hunt filmmakers Don Hardy & Dana Nachman on multiple projects.
In the spring of 2008 Harper became a co-owner of Anarchy Post, an audio post-production facility in Glendale, CA. This state of the art facility also serves as the base of operations for Your Half Media Group and has allowed the company to expand the number of services available to filmmakers.
Prior to his work at Your Half Pictures, Harper worked as a production manager for Propaganda Films and in house for director Michael Bay.
A native of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, Harper earned a film degree from San Jose State University and continued his studies in the UCLA Post-Grad program. He resides in Glendale with his wife and son.
ANDREW DIGNAN
Andrew Dignan has risen through the ranks, first of Your Half Pictures and later Your Half Media Group, making the leap from post-grad intern to full-fledged producer in a matter of a few years. After serving as an assistant on both Steel City and CamGirls, Dignan has gone on to oversee production of Your Half Media's DVD division in addition to developing material for the company and acquiring new titles. Dignan can frequently be found at film festivals building relationships with filmmakers and festival programmers which continue to serve him well to this day.
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