Ryan Dacko
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Ryan Dacko is an independent filmmaker based in Syracuse, New York
. Dacko served in the United States Coast Guard
and used his free time while on a tour of duty at Antarctica to create the screenplay of And I Lived, a melodrama about high school lovers threatened by peer pressure and class warfare.
And I Lived debuted at the B-Movie Film Festival
in 2005 and won two awards.
In 2007, Dacko premiered Plan 9 from Syracuse
, a documentary that followed his attempt to gain attention from a prominent film producer by staging a cross-country run from Syracuse to Hollywood. The film received screenings on the U.S. film festival
circuit and won awards for Best Picture and Best Director at the 2008 New Haven Underground Film Festival
. Plan 9 from Syracuse was released in August 2008 on DVD by SRS Cinema.
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
. Dacko served in the United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
and used his free time while on a tour of duty at Antarctica to create the screenplay of And I Lived, a melodrama about high school lovers threatened by peer pressure and class warfare.
And I Lived debuted at the B-Movie Film Festival
B-Movie Film Festival
The B-Movie Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Syracuse, United States.The festival was founded in 1999 by local filmmaker Ron Bonk to promote the art of B-movie making. It was canceled in its third year due to the effects of September 11 attacks...
in 2005 and won two awards.
In 2007, Dacko premiered Plan 9 from Syracuse
Plan 9 from Syracuse
Plan 9 from Syracuse is a documentary by independent filmmaker Ryan Dacko about his attempt to gain attention of film producer Mark Cuban by staging a cross-country run from Syracuse, New York, to Hollywood....
, a documentary that followed his attempt to gain attention from a prominent film producer by staging a cross-country run from Syracuse to Hollywood. The film received screenings on the U.S. film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
circuit and won awards for Best Picture and Best Director at the 2008 New Haven Underground Film Festival
New Haven Underground Film Festival
The New Haven Underground Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Connecticut, USA. Despite its name, the event itself has never been held in New Haven; instead, it has been held in other Connecticut cities while carrying the slogan "So underground that it's not even in New Haven."This...
. Plan 9 from Syracuse was released in August 2008 on DVD by SRS Cinema.