About

An emerging Canadian writer and director Emily Diana Ruth’s work often focuses on stories of female coming-of-age and identity, and the stylistic blending of traditional dramatic storytelling with experimental sensibilities. She was one of ten filmmakers chosen for New Form’s second Incubator Series, for which she made a proof-of concept short film, COLD. This project was subsequently expanded into a 10-episode series ordered by Verizon’s go90 platform, which was awarded the 2017 Streamy Award for Best Drama Series. COLD has since been acquired by Blackpills and Amazon Prime. Emily’s most recent work is as an executive producer and writer on Don’t Look Deeper, a series created by Charlie McDonnell and Jeffrey Leiber, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and starring Helena Howard, Emily Mortimer and Don Cheadle, released on Quibi in Summer 2020. Emily has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from York University’s Film Production and Screenwriting Program. She is represented by Anonymous Content, CAA and Sparks Productions.