Ruth is a Spanish visual artist, filmmaker, curator, researcher and educator based in New York. She works as Senior Programmer at DOC NYC, DocumentaMadrid, The Architecture and Design Film Festival and the DOCMA monthly screening series at Cineteca Matadero de Madrid. As a filmmaker, her documentary and experimental work has been shown in theaters, festivals and museums internationally.
Ruth holds a PhD. in Cultural Studies by Autonomous University of Madrid and is a member of the international research group Hist-Ex (Anthropology of Experience) at the Spanish National Research Council, currently working on a project that re-evaluates gesture as a form of community building and as a mark of political distinction. Ruth also works as a mentor and seminar Instructor for Union Docs Center for Documentary Art and as a creative advisor for non fiction films. She was the President of The Flaherty Board of Trustees and currently serves as the chair of their Programming Committee.
Ruth holds a PhD. in Cultural Studies by Autonomous University of Madrid and is a member of the international research group Hist-Ex (Anthropology of Experience) at the Spanish National Research Council, currently working on a project that re-evaluates gesture as a form of community building and as a mark of political distinction. Ruth also works as a mentor and seminar Instructor for Union Docs Center for Documentary Art and as a creative advisor for non fiction films. She was the President of The Flaherty Board of Trustees and currently serves as the chair of their Programming Committee.