Ryan William Binse is an American film producer and United States Navy veteran who produced the films Project MKHEXE (2025), South of 8 (2016), A Rodeo Film (2019), and We All Die Alone (2021). He served in the U.S. Navy from 2005–2016 before his career in film production through the UCLA Extension and AFI Conservatory.
Personal life Binse was born in Houston, Texas, to George Binse and Mary Bick in 1984. He graduated in 2003 from James E. Taylor High School and joined the United States Navy under the Delayed Entry Program. Binse began training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, in 2005. He was promoted to petty officer first class and served until 2016 when he received a Bachelor of Science – Nuclear at Excelsior College and Certificate – Producing at UCLA Extension.
Career In 2017, Binse was fixing electrical boxes on ships when he produced Fletcher and Jenks, a film initially made for the 48 Hour Film Project, that received multiple nominations at GI Film Festival San Diego.
In 2018, he found work in the production department at HBO through Veterans in Media & Entertainment Internship program. In 2019, he produced A Rodeo Film by Darius Dawson when he got his Master of Fine Arts – Producing at AFI Conservatory and interned at Silver Pictures. Dawson said he and Binse plan to turn that project into a feature film.
In 2022, a film he produced called We All Die Alone screened at GI Film Festival San Diego and Dances with Films. In 2025, Binse produced Gerald Robert Waddell's film Project MKHEXE which included a crew of AFI alumni. The film was exclusively released on Screambox.
Filmography +Feature filmsYearTitleProducerActorRoleNotes2016South of 8SAF Assassin #12021The Baby Pact2025Project MKHEXEWyatt +Short filmsYearTitleProducerNotes2016Fletcher and Jenks2017John's Big DayAlso writer, director, editor, cinematography by Ray Gallardo2019A Rodeo Film2021We All Die Alone2025On Earth, as It Is in HeavenDirected by Michael Cudlitz
Accolades FestivalYearTitleAwardResultRef.48 Hour Film Project, San Diego2016Fletcher and JenksBest FilmGI Film Festival San Diego2017Best Film Made by a Veteran or Service MemberSan Diego Film Week2017South of 8Best Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller FeatureSan Diego Film AwardsBest Narrative Feature FilmAmerican Black Film Festival2020A Rodeo FilmHBO Short Film AwardSouth Georgia Film FestivalBest FeaturetteBurbank International Film Festival2022We All Die AloneBest LGBTQ Short FilmGeorgia Shorts Film FestivalBest Dark ComedyIdyllwild International Festival of CinemaBest Short FilmIndie Spirit AwardOceanside International Film FestivalBest Narrative Short FilmReeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film FestivalBest Narrative Short – Audience Choice Award
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