“d-4-east”
Ryan DeForeest is a filmmaker and Co-Founder of the BXD Collective, an art collective based in Los Angeles, CA.
Director of the short film, "Happy Hour Live!" (2021) for singer/songwriter, Asia Simone.
In 2022, he worked for companies such as YouTube, FlyOnTheWall Entertainment, Hoorae, and Billboard. And is currently working with artist Victoria Monét, as she documents the making of her next album (Jaguar Part 2).
He has a strong focus on telling stories about the experiences of the communities around him; in all film genres, on and off-screen (i.e. members of the Black LGBTQIA+ community, Black women, Black men, Black Non-Binary/Trans people, and other POC individuals).