About ruby

Ruby Blackerby Hernandez has studied film all over the world, from her Bachelor of Arts at Wesleyan University to her classes at the American University in Cairo to sets in rural Mexico and South Florida. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Directing at the American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Angeles.

Ruby’s love of cinema starts with the script. Her feature script for Starry Nights was adapted into an award-winning short film, and a TV pilot (The Garden) was a 2022 semi-finalist at the Austin Film Festival. She has also been hired to work on contract screenplays.

Ruby's short documentary "They Took Him" recently premiered at DOC LA. She is currently working on AFI films, including her thesis. In both her writing and directing, Ruby explores themes of feminine rage, immigration, and multiethnic identity.