Riley Pesjak Richardson is a Slovenian-American filmmaker with eight years of experience. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Multimedia Production from FAMO in Písek, Czech Republic, in 2023. He later worked in film development and as an assistant editor and producer on two feature films during an internship at Caucaso Factory in Bologna, Italy. He is currently pursuing an MA in Cinema through the Kino Eyes Master’s programme. Riley has contributed to 29 short film productions, working across the filmmaking process from development to distribution. He also has ten years of experience producing music and has released two EPs and a mixtape. He is currently working on his debut album and directing and editing a music video for its lead single.

Filmography:

• Umbral / short fiction / 2025 / screenwriter, art assistant
• Inercia / short fiction / 2024 / cinematographer, editor, sound designer
• Fun Time / short experimental film / 2024 / director, cinematographer, editor, sound designer
• Breakfast / short fiction / 2023 / boom operator, sound recordist, sound designer
• The Metro / short documentary / 2022 / co-director, lead editor, sound designer