About rydell
Rydell Morgan-Carland is a filmmaker whose work explores identity, memory, queerness, and the complexities of growing up through both intimate, character-driven narratives and experimental nonfiction. Blending elements of documentary, fiction, and personal archive, their films examine the emotional landscapes of everyday life, often centering queer youth, family relationships, and the search for belonging. Drawn to quiet moments and lived experience, Morgan-Carland creates work that balances humor with vulnerability, using cinema as a way to preserve fleeting memories and question how identity is shaped by the people, places, and histories that surround us. Influenced by both slow cinema and contemporary independent filmmaking, their practice embraces experimentation while remaining deeply rooted in human connection. Ultimately, Morgan-Carland seeks to tell the kinds of stories they longed to see growing up, stories that offer honest, nuanced representations of queer life and invite audiences to find themselves reflected on screen.
Rydell is currently based in Chicago IL and Oakland CA
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