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Hilton Ariel Ruiz

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Hilton Ariel Ruiz
BornNew York City, New York
💼 Occupation
film director, producer, screenwriter and photographer

Hilton Ariel Ruiz is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and photographer from New York City, New York.[1]

Early life[edit]

Ruiz grew up in New York City’s Lower East Side.[2] He studied photography at Queensborough Community College and the Fashion Institute of Technology, and studied cinema at New York University and the School of Visual Arts. At Queensborough Community College, Ruiz worked under photographer Jules T. Allen.

Career[edit]

Ruiz is best known for his web series Zombie With A Shotgun (web series), which is set to be adapted into a feature film in 2017, and the 2011 documentary Air: The True Memoirs of Gil C. Alicea.[3] He is also currently directing an adaptation of Francis Levy's novel "Erotomania".

His is the co-editor of "The Forty-Deuce: The Times Square Photographs of Bill Butterworth, 1983-1984," along with Beatriz Ruiz. The book was published by Powerhouse Books in 2012[4] and features over 200 full-color photographs by Bill Butterworth and an introduction by Carlo McCormick.[5]

In 1999, he founded the Chrystie Street Gallery, which he operated and ran until 2007.

References[edit]

  1. Ruiz, Hilton Ariel. The Forty-Deuce. Powerhouse Books. ISBN 9781576875780. Search this book on
  2. Lejacq, Yannik. "How a Photographer Recovered the Seedy Glory Days of Times Square Arcades". Kill Screen. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. "Trailer Watch For Documentary "The Air"". IndieWire. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. Ruiz, Hilton Ariel. The Forty-Deuce. Powerhouse Books. ISBN 9781576875780. Search this book on
  5. Bugbee, Stella. "See Bill Butterworth's Photos From Times Square's Grittier Yesteryear". The Cut. New York Magazine. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

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