Ryan White is an American documentary producer and director best known for his Netflix series The Keepers,[1] the HBO movie The Case Against 8, and the documentary film Ask Dr. Ruth.[2] White was shortlisted for an Academy Award, nominated for a Primetime Emmy award, and won a director award at the Sundance Film Festival for his work on The Case Against 8. [3]
In 2019 he directed the documentary film Ask Dr. Ruth. The film follows German-American sex therapist Ruth Westheimer (Dr. Ruth) as she reflects on her life and career. The film's title derives from the name of Westheimer's syndicated 1987 late-night television series Ask Dr. Ruth.[4] The film premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.[5] Ask Dr. Ruth won Best Documentary Feature at the Calgary Underground Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Documentary at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and Miami International Film Festival.
In 2016, White directed the EPIX documentary Serena, which followed tennis star Serena Williams during her 2015 tennis tour.[6]
White also directed Good Ol’ Freda (Magnolia Pictures), which tells the story of the Beatles’ longtime secretary Freda Kelly, and Pelada (PBS, Cinetic), a journey around the world through the lens of pick-up soccer.[7]
In 2020, White directed Assassins, a feature film about the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of the North Korean leader, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews.[8] White also directed the five-part series Visible: Out on Television, the first documentary series on Apple TV+ which explores the history of the LGBTQ movement through the lens of television.[9]
In June 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ Pride parade, Queerty named him among the 50 heroes “leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people”.[10][11]
White co-founded Tripod Media with his best friend, Jessica Hargrave.[12] He graduated from Duke with a certificate from the Center for Documentary Studies.[13]
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