Atlanta Film Festival's Honoring Victor Nunez: "Ruby In Paradise"

Ashley Judd makes her film debut as Ruby, who moves to a Florida beach town and tries as best she can to earn a living. She begins working in a clothing store and starts dating men, but after some hard choices realizes she must first figure out who she is and what she wants out of life before she settles for something less than she deserves. Writer-director Victor Nunez tells his tale as an amiable slice of life story without forcing any of the emotion.

Victor Nunez: Renowned for his moving character portraits set under the blazing Florida sun, Victor Nunez is considered among very first of the Atlanta Film Festival’s auteur alumni. “Gal Young ‘Un,” his feature debut, played the 3rd annual ATLFF in 1979. “Ulee's Gold,” perhaps his best known work, was the closing night presentation of the 21st edition of ATLFF in 1997. The film went on to earn a score of nominations and awards, including an Academy Award nod for Peter Fonda and two Independent Spirit Award nominations for Nunez. His films have won Jury Prizes all over the world and have been selected three times for Director’s Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. Hailing from Peru and Tallahassee, Florida, Nunez holds an MFA in Film Directing from UCLA and is currently on faculty at Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts.

For more information and to RSVP to the event, please visit: http://atlantafilmfestival.com/2016/ruby-in-paradise/.