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    The Treatment

    Ry Russo-Young: Before I Fall

    Director Ry Russo-Young visits The Treatment to discuss deep female perspectives in film, and in Before I Fall.

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    By Elvis Mitchell • Mar 22, 2017 • 28m Listen

    The female perspective is top priority for director Ry Russo-Young. Working in a male dominated field, providing female characters depth and dignifying their struggles is key to Russo-Young's filmmaking. In her Groundhog Day-esque film Before I Fall, she depicts a young woman, and those closest to her, experiencing, learning and growing from a horrific day on repeat.

    Today on The Treatment, she discusses casting her lead actress and her enjoyment debuting the film during the Women's March at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

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      Elvis Mitchell

      host of KCRW’s The Treatment

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      Blake Veit

      Producer, 'The Treatment'

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      Ry Russo-Young

      independent filmmaker

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