
Person
Ricky D’Ambrose
Directing · Born 1987-09-01 · U.S.
Biography
Ricky D'Ambrose (born September 1, 1987, USA) is an Independent Spirit Award-winning writer and director in New York. His second feature, The Cathedral, had its world premiere at the 78th Venice Film Festival and its North American premiere at Sundance. The film was nominated for Best Film at the 2022 Gotham Awards. His short films and first feature, Notes on an Appearance, have screened at festivals internationally, including Berlin, Rotterdam, Vienna, the New York Film Festival, and New Directors/New Films. In 2017, he was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film, as well as one of the decade's Best New Filmmakers by Richard Brody of the New Yorker magazine. As a critic, he has contributed to The Nation, Filmmaker, n+1, MUBI, and Film Quarterly.
Known for

Bruno Dumont
Director
The Stranger
Writer
Pilgrims
Director

Gina Telaroli
Director

The Cathedral
Director

Chantal Akerman
Director
Dan Sallitt
Director

Four Americans
Director

Six Cents in the Pocket
Director
Matías Piñeiro
Director
Filmography
- 2022The CathedralDirector
- 2020Object Lessons, or: What Happened WhitsundayDirector
- 2019The Sky Is Clear and Blue TodayDirector
- 2019Roll CallDirector
- 2018Notes on an AppearanceDirector
- 2017Dustin Guy DefaDirector
- 2017Spiral JettyDirector
- 2016Four AmericansDirector
- 2015Six Cents in the PocketDirector
- 2015Bruno DumontDirector
- 2014Gina TelaroliDirector
- 2014Matías PiñeiroDirector
- 2014Alex Ross PerryDirector of Photography
- 2013Nathan SilverDirector
- 2013Chantal AkermanDirector
- 2013Dan SallittDirector
- 2013PilgrimsDirector
- 2011The StrangerWriter
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