Watch Oscar -Winning Short Film Ryan on Sundance Channel Q3

Ryan won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated) and is directed by Canadian Chris Landreth. Full story...

Ryan, directed by Chris Landreth, is based on the life of Canadian animator Ryan Larkin. Thirty years ago, at the National Film Board of Canada, Larkin produced some of the most influential animated films of his time. Today, he lives on welfare and panhandles for spare change in downtown Montreal. Landreth's film explores Larkin's evolution from artistic genius to poverty.