Ry Russo-Young

Biography

Ry Russo-Young 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 and The Sun Is Also a Star as well as television and commercial projects. She lives in Los Angeles.

She attended Oberlin College and Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn. As of 2019, she resided in Los Angeles, California.

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.[5] 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.

In 2018, Russo-Young directed three episodes of the Netflix original series Everything Sucks!, as well as episodes of Sweetbitter, and Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger.