Ryan L. Jones's Reel

The Unjust & Us - A Love Letter To Your Killer, Inspired Risk’s first feature-length documentary film. Coming in 2019. After two family members were killed in violent crimes in South Africa, extreme athlete Dr. Andries Botha and his daughter, broadcast journalist Natasha Horrelt teamed up to travel from Cape Town to Cairo. Dr. Botha would bicycle the entire journey. This feature-length documentary will showcase the enduring human spirit. It is a love letter to our family's killers to...

During our Christmas and New Year holiday in Indonesia, amongst the gorgeous tropical landscapes and beautiful idyllic beaches. We saw the glimpse of a global crisis. Our plastic and trash is filling our oceans and polluting our planet. These pollutants are causing long-lasting damage to marine ecosystems. Negatively impacting the health of the oceans and the creatures who depend on them. We are at the breaking point. The responsibility is on all of us. We must act. We must change.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT My latest short film, Peaceful Violence, is an immersive look at The Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, Thailand. Also known as The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, it is a fascinating and visually dramatic celebration of the Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. The festival is famous for its extreme and sometimes gruesome...