Ry Russo-Young (born November 16, 1981) is an American filmmaker,
originally from New York City. Her early independent work has been
associated with the mumblecore genre, though she has gone on to direct
the wide release features Before I Fall (2017) and The Sun Is Also a
Star (2019) as well as television and commercial projects. She lives
in Los Angeles.Her 2005 short film Marion won several awards including
a Silver Hugo for Best Experimental Short at the Chicago International
Film Festival. Her first feature, Orphans, won a special jury prize at
South by Southwest in 2007. Her films Nobody Walks and You Wont Miss
Me appeared at the Sundance Film Festival. Nobody Walks won a special
jury prize and was released by Magnolia Pictures in 2014. You Wont
Miss Me won a Gotham Award for Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near
You. She also appeared as an actress in Joe Swanberg's Hannah Takes
the Stairs and Alex Ross Perry's The Color Wheel.In 2015, Russo-Young
won a Creative Capital award for her film, The Family
Movie.Russo-Young directed Before I Fall, based on the book by Lauren
Oliver. The film stars Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Logan Miller, and
Jennifer Beals, and was released by Open Road Films in 2017. Before I
Fall premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017 and also
had a special screening at the Next Wave 17 Toronto International Film
Festival in February 2017.
originally from New York City. Her early independent work has been
associated with the mumblecore genre, though she has gone on to direct
the wide release features Before I Fall (2017) and The Sun Is Also a
Star (2019) as well as television and commercial projects. She lives
in Los Angeles.Her 2005 short film Marion won several awards including
a Silver Hugo for Best Experimental Short at the Chicago International
Film Festival. Her first feature, Orphans, won a special jury prize at
South by Southwest in 2007. Her films Nobody Walks and You Wont Miss
Me appeared at the Sundance Film Festival. Nobody Walks won a special
jury prize and was released by Magnolia Pictures in 2014. You Wont
Miss Me won a Gotham Award for Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near
You. She also appeared as an actress in Joe Swanberg's Hannah Takes
the Stairs and Alex Ross Perry's The Color Wheel.In 2015, Russo-Young
won a Creative Capital award for her film, The Family
Movie.Russo-Young directed Before I Fall, based on the book by Lauren
Oliver. The film stars Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Logan Miller, and
Jennifer Beals, and was released by Open Road Films in 2017. Before I
Fall premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017 and also
had a special screening at the Next Wave 17 Toronto International Film
Festival in February 2017.
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