Ryan Glista is an Emmy Award winning filmmaker and digital producer with a Film BA and Digital Media and Design MFA from the University of Connecticut. His short films have screened nationally and internationally. He is a skilled director, photographer, music producer and multi-disciplinary digital artist, working at the intersection of performing arts and new media. Ryan has also served as a video producer and teaching artist in partnership with many theaters, arts programs and non-profits across New England. He currently directs immersive video installations at The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts, leading the Local Arts Stage program. He also teaches film and multi-channel media production in the UConn School of Fine Arts.