His films and videos, which include: Hacklebarney Tunes: The Music of Greg Brown (1993), The Last Vaudevillian (1998), and Still Moving: Pilobolus at Forty (2012), have been screened at festivals in the U.S.A. and around the world. Ruoff studied at Cornell University, before pursuing a Master’s in Fine Arts from Temple University and a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. In addition to teaching and filmmaking, Ruoff has edited, co-authored and written numerous works. In 1998, he co-authored The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On.