Since graduating Oberlin College, Ry has been making films. She wrote and directed ORPHANS, a narrative feature that premiered at the 2007 SXSW film festival where it won a Special Jury Prize. Since then, ORPHANS has been playing festivals in the United States and Europe. Ry’s short film MARION, a feminist de-construction of PSYCHO, won several festival awards and is available for educational exclusively at IndiePix. Ry has made short documentary films for the Discovery Channel’s cell phone content and worked for artist Doug Aitken on his multi-screen installation SLEEPWALKERS at the New York MoMA.

She and her sister Cade were profiled in the 2000 documentary, “Our House.” Her family was also featured in the New York Times Magazine cover story, “Growing Up with Mom and Mom” (October 24, 2004).

Visit Ry’s website: ryrussoyoung.com.

(updated 7/8/2007)