Ryner Viray

Ryner Viray is a director producer editor and production manager working across film advertising and digital media A graduate of the University of the Philippines Film Institute Ryners thesis short film Ang Luha ay Bahagi ng Karagatan English Tears are Part of the Ocean 2025 examines mental health psychosocial care and generational trauma through a blend of transcendental cinema and psychological realism The film has screened widely and received multiple honors and selections Cannes World Film Festival 2025 Winner Best Narrative Short Film IndieX Los Angeles International Short Film Festival 2025 Award of Excellence Special Jury Prize Winner Best Drama Short with nominations for Best Male Director and Best Original Screenplay Sinag Maynila Independent Film Festival 2025 Official Selection Student Narrative Shorts Toronto Art Film Spirit Awards 2025 Nominee Best Student Film 12th Bakunawa Fantastic Film Festival Philippines Official Selection Pinoy Phantasms Section and Hollywood Short Film Festival 2025 Honorable Mention Ryner has edited both long and shortform documentaries commercials and socialcontent campaigns and produced UP Dilimans 100 Years of Broadcasting commemorative programs for DZUP 2022 His professional practice spans postproduction production management and creative development for independent and commercial projects Driven by an interest in systems of control healing and identity within Filipino society Ryner makes deeply personal politically minded films that confront shame longing and survival amid economic and social hierarchies He currently works freelance while developing his next narrative short and continuing to submit work to local and international festivals