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Ry Russo-Young

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 11/16/1981 (42) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Ry Russo-Young (born November 16, 1981) is an American filmmaker and producer, 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 the HBO documentary Nuclear Family and other film and television projects. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Samantha Kingston has everything. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, she wakes up with no future at all. Trapped into reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just h ...

Before I Fall

PG-13

2017 | 3.5/5 | 1h 38min
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy
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Two young New Yorkers begin to fall in love over the course of a single day, as a series of potentially life-altering meetings loom over their heads - hers concerning her family’s deportation to Jam ...

The Sun Is Also a Star

PG-13

2019 | 3.5/5 | 1h 40min
Romance / Love, Drama
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Ry Russo-Young turns the camera on her own past to explore the meaning of family. In the late 70s/early 80s, when the concept of a gay family was inconceivable to most, Ry and her sister Cade were bor ...

Nuclear Family

Certification unknown

2021 | 3.7/5
Documentary
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Jimmy is struggling to grieve the loss of his wife while being a dad, friend, and therapist. He decides to try a new approach with everyone in his path: unfiltered, brutal honesty. ...

Shrinking

TV-MA

2023- | 4.0/5
Comedy
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Movies with Ry Russo-Young as Actress(2)

as Zoe2011 The Color Wheel
as Rocco2007 Hannah Takes the Stairs

TV Shows/Series with Ry Russo-Young as Actress(1)

as herself2021 Nuclear Family

Movies with Ry Russo-Young as Crew(12)

Directing/Director2019 The Sun Is Also a Star
Directing/Director2017 Before I Fall
Directing/Director2012 Nobody Walks
Writing/Writer2012 Nobody Walks
Directing/Director2009 You Wont Miss Me
Editing/Editor2009 You Wont Miss Me
Production/Executive Producer2009 You Wont Miss Me
Writing/Writer2009 You Wont Miss Me
Crew/Additional Writing2007 Hannah Takes the Stairs
Directing/Director2007 Orphans
Writing/Writer2007 Orphans
Directing/Director2005 Marion

TV Shows/Series with Ry Russo-Young as Crew(6)

Directing/Director2023 Shrinking
Directing/Director2021 Nuclear Family
Production/Producer2021 Nuclear Family
Directing/Director2018 Marvel's Cloak & Dagger
Directing/Director2018 Sweetbitter
Directing/Director2018 Everything Sucks!

Additional Information

Official websites:
ryrussoyoung.com
Born: Monday, 11/16 1981 (November) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 42 years + 162 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Educated at: Oberlin College, Saint Ann's School
Other names for Ry Russo-Young (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ри Руссо-Янг"
Ry Russo-Young frequently works together with these people:
Joe Swanberg (6x, Crew)
Alex Ross Perry (5x, Crew)
Jason Segel (4x, Actor)
Anna Bak-Kvapil (4x, Crew)
Michael Mohan (4x, Crew)
Kevin Bewersdorf (4x, Crew)
Ben York Jones (4x, Crew)
John Bosch (4x, Crew)
Greta Gerwig (3x, Actress)
Donald Munro (3x, Crew)
Carlen Altman (3x, Cast)
Joe Pokaski (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:43043, Added: 05/14/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024