Ramfis Myrthil is a New York-based filmmaker who champions films by people of color, women, and the LGBTQ community, while promoting themes of passion and integrity in all of his work. Ramfis’ started his journey into the film industry by premiering his first short film, entitled Love and the Small Print (2012), at the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival, where it was picked up by Shorts International for worldwide distribution. After that, Ramfis became involved with the feature film entitled A Boy, A Girl, and A Dream (2018), which premiered at Sundance and was acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films for theatrical release.
One of his most celebrated feature films, entitled Cicada (2021), has won awards at several film festivals around the world, was purchased for distribution in North America and Europe, and was also nominated for an Independent Spirit award in the spring of 2022. Ramfis found further success in the Tribeca Film Festival Creators Market with 5150 (2021), which was executive produced alongside David Oyelowo.
Ramfis has joined as an advisor for Sundance Film Institute’s Sundance Collab producing program, and is also a co-founder of the Hyphen Grant, a program built to fund, develop, support, and champion Caribbean filmmakers and the development of the film industry throughout the Caribbean and West Indies.
Ramfis’ continued success and mentorship within the film industry has also earned him several accolades. He was named to Stars' 2018 40 Under 40 list in 2018, and has served as a recognized panelist across a variety of film festivals, including Cannes, South by Southwest, and most recently the British Film Institute. Recently, Ramfis became the co-president of the Black TV & Film Collective, where he continues to bring more black voices into the world of film and television.
He also served as a judge for the 2018 BAFTA Student Film Awards, speaks regularly at Universities across the country, and teaches as an adjunct professor at Five Towns College, where he continues to teach “Advanced Producing” to the next generation of filmmakers. Ramfis also volunteers with Mythic Bridge, The Parity Project, The "I Can Still Do That" Foundation, Teach for America, Schools That Can, Hofstra University's Youth Film Day, and Blacks on Wall Street.
Ramfis is excited to announce that his most recent achievement, a short-film entitled RICKY (2022), is premiering at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Sundance will also mark the launch the launch of Ramfis’ new production company entitled Ramfis Productions, a company created by Caribbean filmmakers devoted to telling & championing global and commercial stories with a focus on BIPOC, women-led, and queer stories from all over the world.