Ry Russo-Young

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Ry Russo-Young

Born November 16, 1981 · New York City, New York, USA (age 44)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  Ry Russo-Young (born November 16, 1981) is an American independent filmmaker. Her film You Wont Miss Me appeared at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009 and won a Gotham Award for Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You. Her first feature, Orphans, won a special jury prize at South by Southwest in 2007. Her short film Marion, won several awards including a…

Known For

Before I FallBefore I Fall · 2017
Before I Fall
7.02017
MovieDramaFantasy
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 how perfect her life really was.
The Sun Is Also a StarThe Sun Is Also a Star · 2019
The Sun Is Also a Star
6.92019
MovieRomanceDrama
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 Jamaica, and his concerning an education at Dartmouth.
Nobody WalksNobody Walks · 2012
Nobody Walks
4.82012
MovieDrama
A young woman's arrival sparks a surge of energy into a laid-back, artistic Los Angeles household, forcing the residents to confront their own fears and desires in an intricate dance of lust, denial and deception.
Hannah Takes the StairsHannah Takes the Stairs · 2007
Hannah Takes the Stairs
5.22007
MovieComedyDrama
Hannah is a recent college graduate interning at a Chicago production company. She is crushing on two writers at work, Matt and Paul, who share an office and keep her entertained. Will a relationship with one of them disrupt the delicate balance of their friendship?
The Color WheelThe Color Wheel · 2012
The Color Wheel
6.32012
MovieComedyRomance
JR, an aspiring news-anchor, forces her younger brother Colin to embark on a road trip to move her belongings out of her professor-turned-lover’s place. Traveling through New England, they uncomfortably run into old school-mates or revisit familial history from which they have long since diverged.
You Wont Miss MeYou Wont Miss Me · 2009
You Wont Miss Me
4.92009
MovieComedyDrama
A kaleidoscopic film portrait of Shelly Brown, a twenty-three year-old alienated urban misfit recently released from a psychiatric hospital.
MarionMarion · 2005
Marion
5.02005
Movie
Three separate women play Marion in three scenes based upon Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO. The Marions are split up onto three separate screens.
OrphansOrphans · 2007
Orphans
5.02007
MovieDrama
Two estranged, twenty-something sisters reunite five years after the death of their parents, and soon revisit their treacherous history.

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