Rylee Rosenquist is an award-winning up-and-coming filmmaker based in Los Angeles, CA. She is a writer, director, and producer known for First Time for Everything (2022) and A Friend is A Blessing (2022). Growing up in Chico, CA, Rylee fell in love with storytelling at a young age. She was one of those kids that would have friends over for a play date and then force them to be in a movie or play she'd thought up. After spending over a decade in the theater world, she expanded to pursue an education in film and earned her degree in Film & Television Production from Loyola Marymount University. Rylee has a passion for telling stories that inspire empathy, understanding, and laughter. She dreams to spread positive change through her art, particularly by casting a spotlight on stories and characters who are rarely represented on screen.