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Doc. filmmaker from LA creating human-scale works of nonfiction that move the viewer to wonder and greater possibility. I also take photos sometimes.
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Acid Free, Issue No. 17: EVOLUTION - After losing his childhood home to the Eaton Fire, Ryan Green used the charred wood to develop the final photos taken of the property, transforming its remains into an evolving archive of his family’s history. “My parents’ home of 36 years–my childhood home–was destroyed in the Eaton Fire of January 2025. As a way to process the grief, but also as an attempt to preserve the house itself, I collected charred wood from the property. Drawing on the expertise of the sustainable photography community, I used the wood to prepare a photographic developer with which I processed the last film images ever to be taken of the house. I consulted Andrés Pardo of @curiosolab to assist in translating his own botanical recipes from Back to Basics to charred wood. Nothing that moves through matter is ever lost, only transformed. The house, long after combustion, no longer persists as matter, but as transformation itself, its energetic history diffused into the process.”  Ryan is a documentary filmmaker from Los Angeles with a passion for uncovering forgotten regional history and niche cultural practices. His superpower is transforming overlooked curiosities—and even the ionic history of a lost home—into compelling cinematic experiences that move the viewer to wonder and greater possibility. The short documentary, Nest: 36 Years at Sinaloa, further explores the ways in which the Eaton Fire has affected the Green family at large.  Born in Glendale, raised in Altadena, graduated Arcadia High School and the school of Cinematic Arts at USC. Ryan is married to an endlessly gracious woman from Long Beach and called “Dada” by three spirited young humans. In addition to the 40+ documentary titles he’s directed, he tells stories for some of the world’s most well-known brands.  To read the full article, tap the link in bio (https://www.laacollective.org/work/ryan-steven-green-sunlight-to-silver) 🎉 2026 is the ten-year anniversary of Acid Free Magazine 🎉 @ryanstevengreen
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What if an archive is more than a place to store memory? What if it’s a place to notice change? The latest issue of Acid Free explores evolution, not as a singular event, but as an ongoing process that unfolds across language, culture, technology, family histories, and community practice. The authors in this issue trace the ways knowledge shifts and adapts, reminding us that archives do more than preserve the past ◡◠◡◠◡ An archive helps us understand the present and imagine new futures. Issue No. 17 includes eight articles: → Mukari Wall: “Terrain and Technology” → Peter Hauge: “Spiral-Bound for Los Angeles” → Interview with Robert Dirig: “Evolution of the ArtCenter Archive” → Mayra Garza: “I Found My Family in a Border Record: Reclaiming Surveillance Photographs as Family Memory” → Mimi Zeiger: “Pieces of You” → Ryan Green: “Sunlight to Silver: The Ionic History of Sinaloa” → Emily Benoff & Kelli Yakabu: “Reframing ‘Voodoo’ Across Systems: Rethinking Archival Description at the Getty Research Institute” →Chih-Wei Hsu: “Build a bench, you might end up with a library.” This issue was organized by the editors ⟡ Jen Neville ⟡ Akosa ⟡ Stephanie Becker ⟡ Elena Diebel ⟡ Catherine Falls ⟡ Jenny Galipo ⟡ Sarah Jardini ⟡ Lisa Kahn ⟡ SL Leimbach ⟡ Vern Molidor ⟡ Kelli Yakabu ⟡ Zaira Torres ⟡ Acid Free is an ongoing publication of the Los Angeles Archivists Collective
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A long-stalled Eagle Rock development spawned an unlikely hero: “Pinky,” a screeching papier-mache bird placed on top of one of the site’s infamous concrete pillars. More than a decade after installing the sculpture, Pinky’s creator shares his story. The future of the beloved bird is uncertain as construction resumes. Read more at the link in bio. 📹 @ryanstevengreen
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Come unwind and celebrate the launch of Acid Free, Issue #17: EVOLUTION Saturday, June 27th, 5:00p - 8:00p @ Airliner In this issue, eight articles inspire discourse on the topic of EVOLUTION: → Mukari Wall: “Terrain and Technology” → Peter Hauge: “Spiral-Bound for Los Angeles” → Interview with Robert Dirig: “Evolution of the ArtCenter Archive” → Mayra Garza: “I Found My Family in a Border Record: Reclaiming Surveillance Photographs as Family Memory” → Mimi Zeiger: “Pieces of You” → Ryan Green: “Sunlight to Silver: The Ionic History of Sinaloa” → Emily Benoff & Kelli Yakabu: “Reframing ‘Voodoo’ Across Systems: Rethinking Archival Description at the Getty Research Institute” →Chih-Wei Hsu: “Build a bench, you might end up with a library.” This issue was organized by the editors ⟡ Jen Neville ⟡ Akosa ⟡ Stephanie Becker ⟡ Elena Diebel ⟡ Catherine Falls ⟡ Jenny Galipo ⟡ Sarah Jardini ⟡ Lisa Kahn ⟡ SL Leimbach ⟡ Vern Molidor ⟡ Kelli Yakabu ⟡ Zaira Torres ⟡ Acid Free is an ongoing publication of the Los Angeles Archivists Collective ◡◠◡◠◡ Link in bio ◡◠◡◠◡
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◡◠◡◠◡ !! The seventeenth issue of Acid Free is now live !! ◡◠◡◠◡ Eight articles inspire discourse on the topic of EVOLUTION: → Mukari Wall: “Terrain and Technology” → Peter Hauge: “Spiral-Bound for Los Angeles” → Interview with Robert Dirig: “Evolution of the ArtCenter Archive” → Mayra Garza: “I Found My Family in a Border Record: Reclaiming Surveillance Photographs as Family Memory” → Mimi Zeiger: “Pieces of You” → Ryan Green: “Sunlight to Silver: The Ionic History of Sinaloa” → Emily Benoff & Kelli Yakabu: “Reframing ‘Voodoo’ Across Systems: Rethinking Archival Description at the Getty Research Institute” → Chih-Wei Hsu: “Build a bench, you might end up with a library.” This issue was organized by the editors ⟡ Jen Neville ⟡ Akosa ⟡ Stephanie Becker ⟡ Elena Diebel ⟡ Catherine Falls ⟡ Jenny Galipo ⟡ Sarah Jardini ⟡ Lisa Kahn ⟡ SL Leimbach ⟡ Vern Molidor ⟡ Kelli Yakabu ⟡ Zaira Torres ⟡ Acid Free is an ongoing publication of the Los Angeles Archivists Collective. ◡◠◡◠◡ Link in bio◡◠◡◠◡
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🍰 Scenes from the Acid Free launch party for Issue #16 - DISAPPEARANCE 🍰
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Had an amazing time at the Difficult to Name Reading Series tonight! Thanks to all of the writers, filmmakers, performers and comedians who shared their work and the audience who came out!
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Altadena Brick by Brick will be out in Highland Park tomorrow night! 💃 Come watch the awesome @ryanstevengreen docu short about the loss of his family’s home in Altadena. 🎥 Admission is free and I promise you’ll cry, but not in a miserable way, more in a life is beautiful and terrible at the same time and aren’t we lucky to have each other, way. We hope to see you there! We’ll have free lollipops! 🍭 #altadena #altadenabrickbybrick The Difficult to Name Reading Series 📍York Manor Highland Park ⏱️ Friday, April 24, 8pm 🎟️ Free admission
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@ryanstevengreen for @nighttiminzine first edition 💌🌿📙⚫️⚪️ #dominomag #dominomagazine
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Acid Free, Issue No. 16: DISAPPEARANCE - In “Memories on the Line: A Personal Archive of LA’s Lost Payphones” filmmaker Ryan Steven Green documents the disappearance of Los Angeles’ beloved payphones. “It took three years of continual shooting, but eventually I did create an actual timelapse, boiling down over 1,000 images to 180 and then sequencing the selects to, ‘create a haunting illusion: one continuous disintegration, composed of many.’ … Continuous decay speaks to a broader story of obsolescence, memory, and the quiet disappearance of once-familiar street fixtures. A tribute to analog beauty–and to what we leave behind.” To read the full article, visit the link in bio. The next Acid Free topic is EVOLUTION. Submit your article by Sunday, March 08, 2026. Questions ? Email acidfree.la@gmail.com Design by Zaira Torres @helloiamzaira @ryanstevengreen @payphonesoflosangeles
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The prodigal son has returned
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⟡The sixteenth issue of Acid Free is now live⟡ Twelve articles inspire discourse on the topic of DISAPPEARANCE: → s. leimbach: “Saving What Vanishes: The Radical Work of Scanning Parties” → Ryan Steven Green: “Memories on the Line” → Denise Mc Iver: “First There Wasn’t … And Now There Is” → Kathryn Ung & Sarah Richardson: “Cold War Memory” → Esperanza Bey: “Omai Fa’atasi” → Mayra Garza: “We Keep Each Other In The Archive” → Beth Ann Whittaker & Richelle Munkoff (Plain Sight Archive): “Expanding Knowledge: Collective Memory in the Ruth G. Waddy Sketchbook” →Tess Inman: “Are the Stars Out Tonight?” →Olivia Radbill: “Death of a Movie Palace” →Janelle Ketcher: “Postcards for the Dead” →Becky Alexander: “Parade of Shadows” →Fire and Ice: A Resource Page This issue was organized by the editors ⟡ Jen Neville ⟡ Akosa ⟡ Stephanie Becker ⟡ Elena Diebel ⟡ Catherine Falls ⟡ Jenny Galipo ⟡ Sarah Jardini ⟡ Lisa Kahn ⟡ SL Leimbach ⟡ Vern Molidor ⟡ Kelli Yakabu ⟡ Zaira Torres ⟡ Acid Free is an ongoing publication of the Los Angeles Archivists Collective.
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