Ryan Henry Mekenian
Writer/Director/Producer
The Man in the Flying Lawn Chair
In the 1980s, in Long Beach, California, a Vietnam vet looking for meaning in his life after the way builds a flying machine out of weather balloons and a lawn chair. But as the dogged pursuit of his dream consumes his life, his relationship with his fiancée hangs in the balance, forcing them to navigate ambition and love.
Inspired by the inventive genius of Larry Walters and Carol Van Deusen.
“A one-of-a-kind, brilliant script with an amazing premise” that’s “so well-executed that it’s easy to imagine this turned into a critical and commercial success.”
- The Black List
Quarterfinalist, Academy Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, 2022
Winner, Screenwriting Discovery Award Grand Prize, Rhode Island International Film Festival, 2021
Finalist, Fresh Voices, 2021-22
Finalist, Creative World Awards, 2022
Finalist, San Francisco IndieFest Screenplay Competition, 2022
Finalist, Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards, 2021
Finalist, Burbank International Film Festival, 2022
Semifinalist, ScreenCraft Feature Competition, 2021
Semifinalist, Page International Screenwriting Awards, 2023
Semifinalist, Fimmatic Inroads Fellowship
Quarterfinalist, Richmond International Film Festival Screenplay Competition, 2022
Quarterfinalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, 2022
Dragon's List, Wales International Film Festival, 2023
