Chris Landreth's Oscar-winning animated short film Ryan (right)—based on the life of troubled Canadian animator Ryan Larkin—is set for US distribution on Aug. 2.

Rhino Home Video plans on releasing a special-edition DVD featuring the title film as well as a curious blend of biography and autobiography. Additional work by both Landreth and Larkin will be included among the disc's special features.

Larkin was an acclaimed filmmaker in his own right before drug and alcohol addiction sidelined him in the 1980s. Landreth's innovative film intercuts animation and documentary footage to track Larkin's influence and legend.

Ryan screened at more than 100 festivals in 93 countries over the last year. Other films on the 90-minute disc include a making-of documentary and Larkin's own Oscar-nominated 1969 short Walking.

Ryan Fleck's award winning short film, "Gowanus, Brooklyn" is joining the club of short films made into features ("Five Feet High And Rising" "Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade"). "Gowanus, Brooklyn," which screened at the Tribeca Film Festival and Sundance, is about "Drey, a 12-year-old Brooklyn girl who discovers her teacher smoking crack after school and is compelled to investigate further." The Reeler reports on the recently greenlit project, which will star Ryan Gosling and Anthony Mackie.