Ruthie Marantz is an award winning multi-hyphenate.

Her work has been screened at festivals including: MoMA, Seriesfest, and Seattle International Film Festival. She has her M.F.A. from NYU Graduate Film Program where she was recipient of the Leo Rosner, Maurice Kanbar, and the Academy of Arts and Sciences Scholarships. Spike Lee EP-ed Autobiographical TV Pilot "RAINBOW RUTHIE " which was accepted to IFP Episodic Lab, premiered at SXSW and became Oscar Eligible in 2019.

She has directed and produced commercial work for clients such as Netflix, LG, Samsung, Vice Media, and Hearst. Her pilot she co-wrote "SOUTHFIELD SUPERNOVAS '' was the winner of the 2020 SXSW Pitch-a-Thon. Her comedy short "RAGING DOLL" stars Cathy Moriarty and Yamanieka Saunders premiered at Dances with Films NY 2024, Bowery Film Festival in 2025  and won the award for best TV Pilot in both festivals.

Her new half hour comedy pilot “BABY DOWN” recently won semi-finalist in the Cinequest Film Festival, GEM Film Festival and placed Top 50 in the Launchpad Pilot Competition. In 2026 it was selected for CRIBSHEET, the best unproduced pilots by parents https://deadline.com/2026/05/crib-sheet-screenwriting-competition-winners-1236916980/

She’s also as proud mom, native New Yorker and a good time.

Photo by Winter Coleman