Ryan Ninesling

Film Studies, Programming and Curation

2022

ryan ninesling

Work at NFTS includes:

Curator of Human Resources, a season of films exploring the depiction of work and labour on screen.
Dissertation: ‘The Camera Is Inside the House: How Surveillance Cinema’s Evolution Reflects the Increasing Pervasiveness of Modern Technology‘
Emotional Silence video essay on Jonathan Glazer’s Birth, Kogonada’s Columbus, and Celine Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Intern at BFI Ventures department, helping plan a series of filmmaker masterclasses called BFI Craft Close-ups
Member of the student jury for the Focal International Awards Member of the student jury for Film Africa
Conducted case study on a popular online poll deciding the “definitive greatest film of all time”
Wrote an essay on the popularization of surrealist cinema
Programmed three theoretical seasons: an exploration of British adaptation films, a mystery genre season and a documentary season focusing on films about filmmaking
Conducted film introductions and Q+As -
Practiced scheduling for both festivals and repertory cinemas
Engaged with the study of the history of cinema, from early forms to the contemporary