Matt Ruskin
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IWC Filmmaker Award 2016
About
Matt Ruskin is a writer/director/producer committed to making socially relevant films. Ruskin's feature documentary,, was released in theaters nationwide by THINK Film and aired on the Sundance Channel. While studying film at NYU, Ruskin worked for Darren Aronofsky on Requiem for a Dream. Ruskin was a consulting producer on the Sundance documentary and is developing a dramatic feature based on his life story (penned by Oscar nominated writers Jeremy Pikser and Walter Bernstein). Ruskin’s narrative feature debut, Booster, received a Special Jury Prize at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival.
Crown Heights
When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence. This is the incredible true story of their harrowing quest for justice.