Ry Ferro
Ry Ferro is a graduate of the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College and has been shooting and editing award-winning documentary films since 2004. Her films have screened at a wide range of festivals and been broadcast internationally. Ry is an activist filmmaker with a focus on human rights and civic engagement. MOVE WHEN THE SPIRIT SAYS MOVE, her feature documentary film about Dorothy F. Cotton, won numerous awards and received significant praise for its timely and critical message. Ry’s work includes: THERE’S YOUR READY GIRL (2020), RE:THINKING (2016), TELL ME THE DAY BACKWARDS (2013), PRIZEFIGHTER (2012), and TRANSLATE (2005). Her current project, Youth to Power explores the evolution of youth organizing from the civil rights movement to the present day. She lives in Ithaca, NY, with her partner and their two children.
