River Gallo
River Gallo (they/them) is a GLAAD award-winning Salvadoran-American filmmaker, actor, writer, model, and intersex activist from New Jersey. Their accolades include the 2019 GLAAD Media Rising Star Award, selection for the 2020 Ryan Murphy HALF Initiative for television directing, and recognition as a 2021 Berlinale Talent fellow. Their groundbreaking film “Ponyboi”, which River wrote, starred in, and co-directed with Sadé Clacken Joseph, premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival where Forbes named it one of the “Five not to be missed short films.”
River’s education includes degrees from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts Experimental Theatre Wing and an MFA from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. They further developed their craft through Terry Knickerbocker Studio’s two-year conservatory program as well as private coaching with Terry.