BIOS
JIMMY LEUNG
STAR | WRITER | ACTOR | PRODUCER
Jimmy got interested in bodybuilding during high school and soon became a big Arnold Schwarzenegger fan. He learned everything he could about Arnold's life, and his bodybuilding, and his acting career. Jimmy discovered one of Arnold's most legendary movies "James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgement Day" in 1998 and instantly fell in love with it. Jimmy felt a deep connection between that movie and his own life. He began to dream up his own movies which would tackle mental health, action and fantasies in a humorous and exciting way. He met Ryan Flowers in 2002. Ryan and Jimmy both have Schizophrenia and they both love Arnold Schwarzenegger movies and James Cameron movies. They both had big dreams and they both didn't know where to start. This movie True Delusions is their project, finished 21 years after they first started talking about it.
RYAN GORDON PHAM FLOWERS
DIRECTOR | CINEMATOGRAPHER | WRITER | PRODUCER | ACTOR
Ryan is a filmmaker, writer, musician, and full-time mailman. At Canada Post he is also a Social Steward who helps fellow employees connect with proper care if they are struggling with mental health, addiction, or family related issues.
Currently Ryan is writing his first novel, and editing this feature-length documentary with his wife Lisa Hong Viet Pham Flowers. He has made many short films and music videos, often fulfilling concurrent roles as writer, director, cinematographer, and editor, with most projects combining elements of sadness, humour, beauty and... shakeyness.
Two of his most acclaimed short films are JIMBO and No Words Came Down. JIMBO premiered at TIFF and was subsequently expanded into an ambitious Canada Arts Council supported hybrid doc/narrative feature film, which is currently in Post Production. Ryan's memorable student thesis film No Words Came Down was honourable mention for Best Short Film at TIFF, as well as being named to TIFF's Top Ten, and winning Whistler International Film Festival and Montreal Worldwide Film Festival's Student awards for best narrative work.
Ryan studied Creative Writing and Philosophy at Capilano University and Langara College, then he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Film from Simon Fraser University.
LISA HONG VIET PHAM FLOWERS
DIRECTOR | EDITOR | CINEMATOGRAPHER | WRITER | PRODUCER
Lisa Pham Flowers is a Vietnamese Canadian filmmaker & editor. The experience of growing up in foster care in East Vancouver has shaped her unique perspective on food, family, class, and memory. In recent years she has reconnected with her Vietnamese roots in Haiphong and continues to reconcile her painful past with her present. Lisa studied film at Simon Fraser University and has over a decade of post production experience. Her editing work comprises a wide-range of narrative short films, music videos, commercial projects, and documentaries. She is currently finishing her first feature film JIMBO with husband Ryan Flowers, and writing a collection of autobiographical short stories titled GLASS ATTIC.
TYLER HAGAN
PRODUCER | CINEMATOGRAPHER
Tyler Hagan is a Michif and Canadian filmmaker based on unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations in Vancouver, B.C. His producing credits include the feature debut from Kathleen Hepburn NEVER STEADY, NEVER STILL (2017), THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN (2019) by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn; and UNTIL BRANCHES BEND (2022) by Sophie Jarvis. In 2022, Tyler was awarded the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producers Award by the Canadian Media Producers Association. His directorial work has shown at Berlinale and includes work with the NFB, CBC, and the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver. He received his BFA in Film from Simon Fraser University.