2008 Documentary
USA
1h 18min
"Hi My Name is Ryan" is a documentary film about Ryan Avery-the milk and cookies connoisseur, the photobooth artist, the fake mustache aficionado, and the punk rock performance artist. Faced with the battles of adolescence, Ryan takes happiness into his own hands, determined to make his life awesone. Hoever, his methods go far beyond typical teenage behavior. Discovering the therapeutic power of entertaining others, he begins a constant involvement in a preposterous number of bands, performance groups, and art projects. His performances steadily push the boundaries of decency, absurdity and safety-forsing all in his path to consier the universal question: 'What is art?"
Directed by | Paul Eagleston, Stephen Rose |