Paul F. Ryan

[2] In 2003, Ryan wrote and directed a drama award-winning independent film called Home Room.

[3] The two teenage girls in the movie, Deanna (Erika Christensen) and Alicia (Busy Philipps), are troubled after the high school massacre.

While that happens, police detectives investigate whether Alicia was involved in the shooting, due to claims of her standing next to the shooters before attacking.

You come away from the movie not only caring about both girls, but believing that the bond they develop is genuine.”[4] LA Times Staff Writer, Kevin Crust, stated, “With an unconscionably long running time of 2 hours and 11 minutes for what is essentially a two-hander between Philipps and Christensen, 'Home Room' feels like detention—without the possibility of recess.”[3] Ryan worked in a handful of award-winning independent films.

He took part in the project Eye of the Storm, which received the Harold Lloyd Scholarship for Film Editing.