Sean R.

Paint and a Paintbrush Are Rebuilding Community for Austin’s Homeless

Producer, Camera Operator and Editor In 2019, more than 2,500 people experienced homelessness on a single night in Austin, TX — a five percent increase from the year prior. For the past 27 years, nonprofit Art from the Streets has open its doors to the housing insecure in hopes of helping them paint their way off the streets. Earned Honorable Mention from Webby Awards 2020 for mini-doc about homeless arts program. c/o NationSwell

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Generation Ink: The Underground History of Tattoos

Close to 40% of Millennials in the U.S. have already gone under the needle, making them the most tattooed generation in American history. To understand how this once stigmatized phenomenon became a part of the mainstream, journalist Sean Ryon will revisit New York City’s rocky history with the practice that went under a Health Department ban for over three decades. Watch as he meets with tattoo artists, enthusiasts and historians before getting a tattoo of his own in front of the cameras.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist

A Modern Folk Revival

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