About The Filmmakers
Matt Ruskin, Director/Co-Cinematographer/Editor
Matt studied film production at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where graduated in 2002 as a University Honors Scholar. In addition to his studies, Matt worked with mentor Darren Aronofsky during the pre-production and production of Requiem for a Dream. While studying under renowned documentary filmmaker George Stoney, Matt produced and directed The Glen of the Downs, an award-winning film about the first international environmental protest in Ireland. Since graduating from NYU, Matt has been working exclusively on The Hip Hop Project with filmmaking partner Scott Rosenberg for more than five years. He is currently writing and developing several documentary and narrative feature projects.
Scott K. Rosenberg, ProducerScott studied filmmaking at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts (BFA 1987) as a University Honors Scholar where he won the Fuji Film Award. He has worked as the media-arts coordinator for the Museum of the City of New York, an artist/teacher for Studio in a School and the director of the Media Works Project, a filmmaking and media literacy program he created for “last chance” high school students in New York City. In 1991 Scott founded Art Start, a non-profit organization, to help homeless children and teenagers and other underserved kids transform their lives through the creative process. In 1997 Art Start received the President’s Service Award, the nation’s highest honor for community service. In 2000 Scott and his work with the kids of Art Start were featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Scott began developing The Hip Hop Project in 2001.
