Originally from Baltimore, Mitch Ryan is a New York-based director who got his break when his personal films, posted on Instagram and Vimeo, caught the attention of Rosalía, who approached him to direct a series of music videos off of her Motomami album. The popularity, visibility, and success of those videos catapulted Mitch onto the scene, and led to Nike tapping him to direct a global kids campaign in the summer of 2023. Mitch has also directed campaigns for Glossier Colina Strada, and Stussy among others. Mitch’s work strips away edifice and pretension to portray subjects in a raw yet stylized manner, showing them for who they truly are: complex, full of emotion, and oftentimes humorous. Mitch’s videos for Rosalía’s singles Despechá and Hentai have nearly 1 billion views, and the former was nominated for a Latin Grammy.