Haroula Rose is a Greek-American filmmaker, musician and performer. She is best known for her directorial debut '' Once Upon A River'', an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Bonnie Jo Campbell. She is also known for her albums, EPs, singles and remixes.

Early life

Rose was born in Chicago to Greek immigrant parents. She holds a BA and MA degrees from the

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, and attended the

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for her MFA. After college she was awarded a

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, where she was an educator and began working on her own writing and films. Upon returning she met

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on her first day of classes, and was an associate producer on Coogler’s first film, ''

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''.

Career

Rose's debut feature film, '' Once Upon a River'', premiered at the

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, presented at many film festivals across the world and won the Efebo d'Oro. Her pilot, ''Lost & Found'', premiered at the 2017

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. It also won the Audience Award at the Bentonville Film Festival. Her second feature film, '' All Happy Families'', stars

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and

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, and premiered at the

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on October 12, 2023.

Personal life

Haroula has been married to singer-songwriter and composer Oliver Hill since 2023.

Filmography

Discography

* 2009 - ''EP Someday'' * 2011 - ''These Open Roads'' * 2013 - ''EP So Easy'' * 2016 - ''Here the Blue River (Thirty Tigers)'' * 2020 - ''Grass Stains Acoustic EP'' * 2022 - ''Catch the Light''

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Haroula Living people American women film directors American women film producers 21st-century American women musicians American women screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people) American people of Greek descent Musicians from Chicago Screenwriters from Chicago Film directors from Illinois Film producers from Illinois University of Chicago alumni USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni