Ryan De Franco is a cinematographer whose work often centers stories of closeness and uncertainty.

His camerawork has screened at Sundance, Venice, Cannes Cinéfondation, SXSW, Tribeca, and MoMA PS1. He is most at home in unfamiliar landscapes, helping storytellers weave narratives with curiosity and a collaborative eye:

Wish You Were Here, (Lionsgate/Universal), director Julia Stiles, in theaters worldwide 2025;

This is Not a War Story (Warner/HBO), director Talia Lugacy, John Cassavetes Spirit Award nominee;

Weak Layers (Greenwich Entertainment), director Katie Burrell, in North American theaters 2024;

Magpie (Scott Free), forthcoming from director Sylvia Hoeks & EP Ridley Scott.

Short work includes Troy, a darkly comic tale of unintentional intimacy (Sundance, Tribeca, Panavision/Kino Best Cinematography Award, New Yorker Screening Room, Vimeo Staff Pick of The Year); Isole Ciclopi, the story of a Sicilian grandmother who whispers to 500,000-year-old rocks (Aspen, Whistler Film Festival Jury Award); Cattywampus, a heist film in which two diamond thieves suddenly reprioritize their work-life balance (Aspen, Palm Springs, Hollyshorts) and Jihan, a personal record of war and waiting along the Kurdish/ISIS front.

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