Who we are
Friends & filmmakers, Jon & Ryan were two teachers who made films on the weekend. Before long, they dared ask each other, “what if we both just… did this, full-time?”
8 Years later…
In 2023, Jon & Ryan are Unified Films, working with talented people across the world to bring creative, moving and uniquely-crafted films to each and every one of our clients.
They’ve helped brands, organisations and businesses utilise the power of film & storytelling to fund themselves, promote themselves & turn their audiences into customers.
meet the team
Ryan
He’s the gentle and wise wizard of Unified, and is likely to be found trekking through the wilderness with Doug the dog in tow, or these days, looking after his boy, Reuben. The road to Unified for Ryan was paved with playing and recording music, teaching at a recording studio and learning the ropes of our craft working on Emmerdale as a boom operator. He's a huge fan of 'The Lord of The Rings' and Italian food.
He and Jon often joke they are married twice, once to their wives and once to each other, because their life choices have meant they are rarely apart; they play in a pop-punk function band together, run Unified, and their wives are best friends — yikes!
Jon
Jon comes from a background of lecturing on film & media, and loves to talk and share ideas. More so, though, he loves to tell stories and use his camera to make people feel things. The film Saving Private Ryan convinced Jon that film was the best way to do that, and so a lifelong passion began. As well as a love for singing, songwriting, and acting, Jon is also an avid gamer, and is excited for the day he can pass the second controller to his son, Jude.
On Ryan & their ‘marriage’, Jon said, “I’ve subtly manipulated him into every aspect of my life. Not for some guey, can’t-be-without-him kind of reason, but more because, it’s sort of like how a guitarist has a guitar tech. I’m joking — he’s one talented boi.”
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