Ricky D'Ambrose

Ricky D'Ambrose is an American filmmaker known for directing the 2021 film The Cathedral.

Career His first feature, Notes on an Appearance, had its world premiere at Berlinale and its North American premiere at New Directors / New Films.

In 2017, he was named one of Filmmaker'''s 25 New Faces of Independent Film.

In 2021, The Cathedral had its world premiere at the 2021 Venice Film Festival and its North American premiere at Sundance. The film was nominated for three Film Independent Spirit awards and won the 2022 John Cassavetes Independent Spirit Award and was a Gotham Award nominee for 'Best Film'.

As a critic, he has contributed to The Nation, Filmmaker, n+1, MUBI and Film Quarterly''.

Filmography Year Film Credit 2013 Pilgrims short film 2015 Six Cents in the Pocket short film 2017 Spiral Jetty short film 2018 Notes on an Appearance 2019 The Sky is Clear and Blue Today short film 2020 Object Lessons, or: What Happened Whitsunday short film 2021 The Cathedral

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2016 Berlin International Film Festival Golden Berlin Bear for Best Short Film Six Cents in the Pocket 2018 Berlin International Film Festival Best First Feature Award Notes on an Appearance Sarasota Film Festival Independent Visions Montclair Film Festival Future/Now Jeonju International Film Festival International Competition 2020 Hamburg International Short Film Festival Best International Short Film The Sky is Clear and Blue Today 2021 Venice Film Festival HFPA Special Prize The Cathedral 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards Best Editing The Cathedral Film Independent Spirit Awards John Cassavetes Award Sundance Film Festival NEXT Innovator Award Entrevues Film Festival Grand Prix Janine Bazine Award Ghent International Film Festival North Sea Port Audience Award Jerusalem Film Festival Best International Debut Sao Paulo International Film Festival New Directors Competition Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival Grand Jury Prize