Rose Rosenblatt facts for kids
Rose Rosenblatt is an amazing American filmmaker. She makes, directs, edits, and writes documentary films. Documentaries are movies that tell true stories about real people and events. Rose is known for directing and editing award-winning films like The Education of Shelby Knox (2005) and Young Lakota (2013).
Rose works with Marion Lipschutz at a company called Incite Pictures. Together, they direct and produce many films. In 2019, she directed and edited a documentary about Bei Bei Shuai.
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Making Documentaries
Rose Rosenblatt has created many important documentaries. She co-directed and produced Fatherhood USA, a three-part TV series that looked at what it was like to be a dad in the 1990s. This series was shown on PBS in 1998.
In 2000, Rose co-directed and edited a film called Live Free or Die. It was also shown on PBS as part of their POV series, which features independent films. In 2001, Rose produced and edited a medical documentary series called CODE BLUE: New Orleans. This series had four parts and was shown on The Learning Channel.
Award-Winning Films
One of Rose's most famous films is The Education of Shelby Knox. This movie won many awards! In 2005, it won an award for great camera work at the Sundance Film Festival. It also won the audience award at the SXSW Film Festival and jury prizes at the Sonoma Valley Film Festival and Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. The film also received an audience award at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. In 2006, it was even nominated for an award about freedom of speech.
In 2013, Rose co-directed and produced Young Lakota. This film follows Sunny Clifford, a young Lakota woman. She goes back to the Pine Ridge Reservation hoping to make a difference in her community. Young Lakota won several awards at different film festivals. It was named Best Dakota Feature Documentary at the South Dakota Film Festival and Best Documentary at the Red Nation Film Festival and the Smithsonian Native Cinema Arts Festival. The film was also shown at many other festivals, including the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival and the American Indian Film Festival. It also won a jury award for Best Documentary at the CINE LAS AMERICAS International Film Festival.
Her most recent film, called BEI BEI, is still being finished.
Starting Her Career
Rose Rosenblatt started her career by writing grants and scripts for films. In 1982, she co-wrote The Two Worlds of Angelita. This film was about a family from Puerto Rico who moved to New York. It was shown at Carnegie Hall Cinema and on PBS. In 1983, Rose also co-wrote for a film called A Spy in the House of Love.
Rose also worked as a sound editor for movies. She helped with the sound for David Mamet’s films Things Change (1987) and Homicide (1991).
In 1991, Rose produced and edited Rights and Wrongs. This was a one-hour pilot for a PBS series about human rights issues around the world. That same year, she was the main editor for a special called Mandela in America. Rose also worked as an editor for The Human Language series from 1988 to 1990. This three-part series about linguistics (the study of language) was shown on PBS in 1994.
Awards
- The Audience Award at SXSW
- The Emerging Picture Award at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
- The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Women in Leadership Award
- The Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award
- Best Cinematography at The Sundance Film Festival
- Nomination for the British Index on Censorship’s Freedom of Expression Award
- The Jury Prize for Best Documentary at The Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Selected Filmography
- BEI BEI (Coming Soon)
- Young Lakota (2013)
- The Education of Shelby Knox (2005)
- Live Free or Die (2000)
- Fatherhood USA (1998)
Education
- Queens College - B.A. Art History
- Columbia University - M.A. Art History
What People Say About Her Work
Critics have said wonderful things about Rose's films with Incite Pictures. The Milwaukee Journal called her work “unique and memorable.” The Hollywood Reporter said it was “pure gold.” The New York Times described her films as “balanced and truthful.” The Washington Post wrote that her way of filming, like being a "fly-on-the-wall," helps viewers feel like they are right in the middle of situations they might never experience otherwise.
