Ahead of Time

"You couldn't invent Ruth Gruber, not even in a movie."

Born in Brooklyn in 1911, Ruth Gruber defied tradition from the moment she became the world's youngest PhD at the age of 20. By the age of 24, she was the first journalist to explore the Soviet Arctic, and a few years later escorted Holocaust refugees to America in a secret war-time mission for President Roosevelt. She became the eyes and conscience of the world with her photographs of the refugees aboard the ship Exodus 1947 and helped change the world.

AHEAD OF TIME, the directorial debut of award-winning cinematographer Bob Richman (September Issue, My Architect) relates the remarkable real-life journey of Ruth Gruber, a spirited woman who rejected the gender boundaries of her generation – leaving Brooklyn for studies in Berlin, where she witnessed the rise of Nazism and began documenting her observations. An impassioned foreign correspondent, she began her illustrious career with the New York Herald Tribune, is the award-winning author of 19 books and even had tea with Virginia Woolf!

Celebrating her 99th birthday on September 30, 2010, Ruth Gruber was not content to simply witness the most defining events of the 20th century, she participated in making that history!

Meet Ruth Gruber, Director Bob Richman, Producer Zeva Oelbaum in person at select shows. Check our website or your local newspaper or movie ticketing website for showtimes and appearances.

View the Trailer

Executive Produced by: Denise Benmosche, Patti Kenner, Doris Schechter

Play 2 min. Trailer Play Extended Trailer

View on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/14461883

In Theatres in New York on September 10

For group sales: aheadoftimegroupsales@gmail.com

*AHEAD OF TIME is scheduled to run 9/10 – 16 at this theatre. If the film is in theatres longer in NYC, details will be on our website or in your local paper or theatre listing website.

In Theatres in Los Angeles on September 24

For group sales: aheadoftimegroupsales@gmail.com

**AHEAD OF TIME is scheduled to run 9/24 – 30 at this theatre. If the film is in theatres in the Los Angeles area longer, details will be on our website or in your local paper or theatre listing website.

Screenings

New York City
Angelika Film Center
September 10-16, 2010
18 West Houston St.
NY, NY 10012
212.995.2000

Los Angeles
Laemmle's Music Hall
September 24–30, 2010
9036 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
310-478-3836

Encino
Laemmle's Towne Center
September 24–30, 2010
17200 Ventura Blvd.
Encino, CA 91316
818.981.9811

Press

See our article in the New York Times Arts & Leisure section on Sept. 5th!