Ricky D'Ambrose (born September 1, 1987, USA) is an Independent Spirit Award-winning writer and director in New York. His second feature, The Cathedral, had its world premiere at the 78th Venice Film Festival and its North American premiere at Sundance. The film was nominated for Best Film at the 2022 Gotham Awards. His short films and first feature, Notes on an Appearance, have screened at festivals internationally, including Berlin, Rotterdam, Vienna, the New York Film Festival, and New Directors/New Films. In 2017, he was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film, as well as one of the decade's Best New Filmmakers by Richard Brody of the New Yorker magazine. As a critic, he has contributed to The Nation, Filmmaker, n+1, MUBI, and Film Quarterly.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 1, 1987 (39)
- U.S.
- Director, editor and writer
- 2 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Known for
Where can I watch Ricky D'Ambrose's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 2 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on MUBI (1).
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Filmography
18 credits, 2 with a MovieCove page.
The Cathedral(2021)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Object Lessons, or: What Happened Whitsunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Sky Is Clear and Blue Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Roll Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Notes on an Appearance(2018)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Dustin Guy Defa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Spiral Jetty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Four Americans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Six Cents in the Pocket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Bruno Dumont (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Gina Telaroli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Matías Piñeiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Alex Ross Perry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Nathan Silver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Chantal Akerman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Dan Sallitt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Pilgrims (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)