Ricky Townsend
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 28, 1998
- Birthplace
- Christchurch, New Zealand
Ricky Townsend is a filmmaker from Ōtautahi with a BFA Hons in Film from Ilam School of Fine Arts. Paired with a background in theatre, Ricky works in many areas of production such as directing, writing and editing. As an autistic filmmaker, he uses filmmaking to understand the world and express his feelings to others. Exploring stories through the eyes and thinking of neurodivergent voices is an important part of Ricky’s process as an artist and storyteller. Ricky’s recent independent feature film The Bostrom Scenario has been screening in genre festivals around the world including the 49th Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival, Gen Con Film Festival and Galacticat. His film also won Best Sci-Fi Thriller at the Miami Sci-Fi Film Festival. Ricky's short film Wilbert Wire, was commissioned by Day One Shorts in Aotearoa; funded by NZ on Air, Whakaata Māori, Te Māngai Pāho and RNZ. Ricky's other short films have screened at Sydney Indie Film Festival and Top of the South Film Festival in Aotearoa.
Filmography
Heads Or Tails? 2025
as Greg
The Bostrom Scenario 2024
as Samuel the Vagabond, Director, Writer
What We Leave Behind 2024
as Sam
Tremble 2019
as Loiterer One, Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Special Effects
Truth.exe 2019
as Annoyed Model, Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
Past Tenant 2026
Director
Plato 2024
Director, Writer
Wilbert Wire 2024
Director, Writer
The Terranova Case 2020
Cinematography, Lighting Artist, Casting
Mr. Savant 2019
Director, Writer, Producer, Camera Operator, Editor, Sound Mixer
Credits from TMDB.