I Am Ruth press pack

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29 November 2022

I Am Ruth is a feature-length instalment of the BAFTA-nominated and female-led drama anthology series I Am, created by BAFTA winning filmmaker Dominic Savage. This two- hour special is produced by Emmy-winning Me+You Productions in association with PGA award winning Juggle Productions (Executive Producers of Mare of Easttown).

The fictional storyline for I Am Ruth was developed and co-authored by Dominic Savage and Kate Winslet, who together have conceived a story for our times about the endemic mental health crisis affecting young people.

The film offers an honest and authentic portrayal of a mother and daughter’s increasingly strained relationship. Winslet stars as Ruth, a loving and concerned mother who witnesses her teenage daughter Freya (Mia Threapleton) retreating into herself as she becomes more and more consumed by the pressures of social media.

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I Am Ruth character biographies

RUTH (Kate Winslet): Ruth is a working middle-class, single parent mother, who is living in the suburbs. She has two children, Freya (17), who is still at school and Billy, who has gone away to university. Her life is centred around her children and doing the absolute best for them. They are of

29 Nov 22 Press Pack Article

Cast interviews - Kate Winslet (Ruth)

What is I Am Ruth about? Can you tell us about your character, Ruth? Ruth is a mother living in a sweet suburban sort of middle-class house with a very ordinary life, that she just ticks along and things are kind of fine. She has two children, Billy and Freya. Billy has gone away to university. What

29 Nov 22 Press Pack Article

Cast interviews - Mia Threapleton (Freya)

What is I Am Ruth about? I Am Ruth is a fictional story about a mother and daughter who are really struggling to navigate all of the tricky and complicated things that arise during adolescence, during the end of the teenage years which can be so challenging. I remember being at school and being

29 Nov 22 Press Pack Article

Creative interviews - Dominic Savage (Creator and Director)

Who do you think I Am Ruth will resonate with most and what do you hope the response will be? I feel it will resonate with everyone but, in particular, with parents and teenagers. In many ways, everyone will recognize the difficulties portrayed in the film between Ruth and Freya. But also there are

29 Nov 22 Press Pack Article

Creative interviews - Krishnendu Majumdar (Producer and Co-Founder of Me+You Productions)

How is I Am Ruth different from the previous series of I Am? I Am Ruth is a special feature length episode of I Am – it’s a two-hour duration, making it different to other episodes. What has the collaboration between Dominic and Kate brought to I Am Ruth? The unique and beautiful collaboration

29 Nov 22 Press Pack Article

Full credits

Cast RUTH - Kate Winslet FREYA - Mia Threapleton BILLY - Joe Anders MIGUEL - Royce Pierreson PAULA - Seroca Davis SIMON - Simon Kingsley-Pallant DOCTOR - Suzy Charlton COLLEAGUE - Laverne Antrobus Production Casting Director – Shaheen Baig Composer – Anthony John Editor – David Charap Director of

29 Nov 22 Press Pack Article

I Am Ruth cast biographies

Kate Winslet Academy Award® winning actress Kate Winslet has brought to life some of cinema’s most captivating and memorable roles. Her resumé consists of critically and commercially acclaimed works which solidify her place in cinema history. Throughout her career, Winslet has received a span of

29 Nov 22 Press Pack Article

Creative biographies

Dominic Savage (Creator, Writer, Director, Executive Producer) Dominic Savage is a BAFTA-winning filmmaker. Dominic created three seasons of award winning and critically acclaimed anthology drama series for C4, I Am. Each single film has been developed in collaboration with one of Britain’s leading

29 Nov 22 Press Pack Article

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About Me+You Productions Me+You Productions is an award-winning independent film and television production company founded by Emmy winning producers Richard Yee and Krishnendu Majumdar. They make cinematic authored drama, comedy and documentaries with the very best writing, directing and acting