I WISH YOU WOULD
A Capsaicinco production.
Writer/Director: Ryland Walker Knight
Producers: Vanessa Moreno Gentry, Sean Gillane, Kevin Duncan Wong
Executive Producers: Mark Hamilton, Barry Jenkins, Ryland Walker Knight
starring
Cuyler Ballenger
featuring
Tyler Brady, Mitch Costanza, Bettina Devin, Arion Johnson, Allison Jones, Stephanie Simon, Brandon C. Thomas, Jocelyn Truitt
Music: Maxwell August Croy
Editor: Eric Marsh
Director of Photography: Padraic O’Meara
Gaffer: Alex Ajayi
1st AC: Alan Favala
2nd AC: Michael Jarrett
Grip: Raymond Teefy
Production Sound: Stan Ng, Kevin Duncan Wong
Sound Design: Sean Gillane
Re-recording Mixer: David Sandwisch
Filmed in 2019. Released online January 2020. Re-edited in 2021. Then one more time in 2025. What started as a 26-minute meditation is now a 15-minute daydream of textures revolving around Cuyler Ballenger’s Stanley.
This was an important film for me to make, and I’m glad I figured out how to save what works. Now I can share it with people. If you’d like to see it, click here. And be sure to check out Maxwell’s music.
—RWK, 3/5/2025
