AHEAD OF TIME

Born in Brooklyn in 1911, Ruth Gruber became the youngest PhD in the world before going on to become an international foreign correspondent and photojournalist at age 24. She emerged as the eyes and conscience of the world. With her love of adventure, fearlessness and powerful intellect, Ruth defied tradition in an extraordinary career that has spanned more than seven decades.

The first journalist to enter the Soviet Arctic in 1935, Ruth also traveled to Alaska as a member of the Roosevelt administration in 1942, escorted Holocaust refugees to America in 1944, covered the Nuremberg trials in 1946 and documented the Haganah ship Exodus in 1947. Her relationships with world leaders including Eleanor Roosevelt, President Harry Truman, and David Ben Gurion gave her unique access and insight into the modern history of the Jewish people.

Ruth is an inspiration not only for her ground-breaking career, but for her vitality at 97 years old. We have filmed her all over the world re-connecting with many people who shared historic moments with her.

Biography
Bob Richman and Zeva Oelbaum
Bob Richman is a first-time director and noted cinematographer whose credits include THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE, MY ARCHITECT, METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER, and AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH. He won the Grand Jury award at Sundance for Best Cinematography for THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE. Zeva Oelbaum is an award-winning still photographer who wrote, directed and produced a short film on Ruth Gruber that inspired the creation of AHEAD OF TIME. She was also Executive Producer of Rene and I and teaches at the International Center of Photography.

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