MFA Production Student
| Ryan Darbonne is a filmmaker, editor, and stage director whose work passionately explores Black identity. He is a three-time recipient of the Austin Film Society grant and has won several B. Iden Payne awards for his stage work. Other notable achievements include co-founding Austin’s first Black improv troupe, participating in the 2019 AFS Artist Intensive, and editing on the Netflix animated series Castlevania: Nocturne. After being out of school since 2009, he's excited to return to academia in pursuit of an MFA in film production. |