Directing
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 Fall · 2017Before 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 Star · 2019The 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 Walks · 2012Nobody 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.
You Wont Miss Me · 2009You 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.
Hannah Takes the Stairs · 2007Hannah 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?
Marion · 2005Marion
★ 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.
The Color Wheel · 2012The 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.
The Serena Variations · 2024The Serena Variations
2024
MovieThriller
A young violin prodigy is manipulated and pushed to her psychological breaking point by the composer she adores.
Movies
Before I Fall · 2017Before 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 Star · 2019The 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 Walks · 2012Nobody 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.
You Wont Miss Me · 2009You 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.
Hannah Takes the Stairs · 2007Hannah 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?
Marion · 2005Marion
★ 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.
The Color Wheel · 2012The 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.
The Serena Variations · 2024The Serena Variations
2024
MovieThriller
A young violin prodigy is manipulated and pushed to her psychological breaking point by the composer she adores.
The Last AnimalThe Last Animal
MovieDramaAdventure
Two sisters discover a 4000-year-old baby mammoth during their mother’s scientific expedition.
Orphans · 2007Orphans
★ 5.02007
MovieDrama
Two estranged, twenty-something sisters reunite five years after the death of their parents, and soon revisit their treacherous history.
TV Shows
Shrinking · 2023Shrinking
★ 7.82023
SeriesDramaComedy
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. Will it make things better—or unleash uproarious chaos?
And Just Like That… · 2021And Just Like That…
★ 7.22021
SeriesComedyDrama
This new chapter of “Sex and the City” follows Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.
Marvel's Cloak & Dagger · 2018Marvel's Cloak & Dagger
★ 7.12018
SeriesDrama
Two teenagers from very different backgrounds awaken to newly acquired superpowers which mysteriously link them to one another.
Everything Sucks! · 2018Everything Sucks!
★ 7.12018
SeriesDramaComedy
It's 1996 in a town called Boring, Oregon, where high school misfits in the AV and drama clubs brave the ups and downs of teenage emotions in the VHS era.
Sweetbitter · 2018Sweetbitter
★ 6.92018
SeriesDrama
Shortly after arriving in New York City, 22-year-old Tess lands a job at a celebrated downtown restaurant. Swiftly introduced to the world of drugs, alcohol, love, lust, dive bars, and fine dining, she learns to navigate the chaotically alluring, yet punishing life she has stumbled upon.
Sorry for Your Loss · 2018Sorry for Your Loss
★ 6.92018
SeriesDrama
The sudden death of her husband upends and transforms every relationship in Leigh Shaw’s life. It also forces her to realize there was a lot about her husband that she didn’t know.
Nuclear Family · 2021Nuclear Family
★ 7.32021
SeriesDocumentary
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 born to two lesbian mothers through sperm donors. Ry’s idyllic childhood was threatened by an unexpected lawsuit which sent shockwaves through her family’s lives and continues to reverberate today.
Call Her Alex · 2025Call Her Alex
★ 7.02025
SeriesDocumentary
"Call Her Daddy" creator, host and executive producer Alex Cooper is at the top of her game, signing one of the biggest deals in podcast history. This revealing two-part series gives audiences a behind-the-scenes, intimate look at her journey and the defining moments that shaped her influential voice.