Rosser Goodman

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Rosser Goodman
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Rosser Goodman

Washington DC, U.S.
Occupation(s)Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer and Actor
Years active1999–present

Rosser Goodman is an American film and television director, writer and producer. [1] Goodman founded her own production company, KGB Films in the 90's upon moving to Hollywood. Goodman's company is now called Circle Content in partnership with fashion designer and costume designer Oneita Parker. [2]

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Personal life

Born in Washington, D.C., Goodman grew up acting and singing in the theater. At an early age, she was enrolled in advance drama classes at the Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts founded by Toby Orenstein. In high school, Goodman's creative writing, social commentary and character studies flourished at The Park School of Baltimore. Goodman then graduated a year early from the honors college New College of Florida to attend film graduate school at Temple University's Anthropology Film Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. [ citation needed ] From there, Goodman got her first big break working on NBC Television's Earth 2 , produced by Steven Spielberg and his production company Amblin Entertainment.[ citation needed ] Goodman is openly lesbian. [3]

Career

Early in Rosser's career, she wrote, directed, and produced several award-winning digital shorts. Each received worldwide acclaim screening at film festivals worldwide including Mix New York and Immaginaria. Consequently, record label executive, Nicole Ehrlich, tapped Rosser to direct a rock-n-roll documentary entitled Dropped, an exposé on failed bands signed by record labels. The project was purchased by the Sundance TV.

Rosser went on to direct and produce Holding Trevor . [4] A darkly comedic, coming-of-age film. Regent Releasing nabbed the film at its first Los Angeles festival premiere. Regent delivered a U.S. theatrical release and bought all North American rights. Additionally, the film sold in Western Europe. Regent Entertainment eventually bought the worldwide rights. Dennis Harvey at Variety said "director Rosser Goodman delivers a polished product with solid tech values." [5] At the Los Angeles Times , Kevin Thomas said "Director Rosser Goodman makes the crucial decisions facing Trevor suspenseful and involving -- and tinged with humor as well as pathos." [6]

Goodman directed and produced the hilarious and heartwarming romantic comedy, Love or Whatever, released by TLA in the United States and Europe, in 2014. [7]

The Hollywood Reporter honored Goodman as one of the "Five in Focus" film directors. [8] Goodman won multiple audience awards for her films including the Berlin Lesbian Festival and the Freiberg Lesbian film Festival. Her original script, Mongoose8, won the Panasonic Filmmakers' Award.

Goodman's work has received distribution through Bildkraft, CFMDC, HERE! TV, Netflix, Optimal, PBS, Peccadillo Pictures, Regent Releasing, Sundance TV, TLA, Wolfe Video, Hulu, Dekkoo, and world film festivals such as Frameline, ImageOut, Feminale, MadCat, Mezipatra, Outfest, Mix Mexico, Mix Brazil, and Verzaubert to name only a few. [9]

Goodman was selected as one of 50 Women Changing Hollywood. [10]

In 2015, she was honored by the MSE foundation with an award for lifetime achievement. [11] Presently, Goodman serves on the Board for Women of Color Unite/The JTC List and NAMIC-Southern California. [12] She is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors. [13]

Filmography

YearTitleWriterDirectorProducerNotes
1997Top of the WorldYesNoYesShort Film
1999Wet DressYesYesYesShort Film
2000Life's a Butch!YesYesYesShort Film
2001Breaking Up Really SucksNoNoYesShort Film
2002Daddy-OYesYesYesDocumentary short
2003DramaYesYesYesShort Film
2004PainYesYesYesDocumentary short
2005That's What I'm Talkin' 'BoutNoYesYesShort Film
2006DroppedNoYesYesDocumentary
2007 Holding Trevor NoYesYesFeature Film
2012Love or WhateverNoYesYesFeature Film
2015mongoose8YesYesNoShort film
2017Oneita Parker: Drawing with StitchesYesYesYesDocumentary short
2017[in]visible YesYesNoShort film
2018Pea PodYesYesNoShort film

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References

  1. ↑ "Femme Filmmakers Festival: [in]visible – director Rosser Goodman speaks to Filmotomy". filmotomy.com. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  2. ↑ "30 Days/30 Directors: Rosser Goodman (Day 26)". fatelink.com. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  3. ↑ Rosser Goodman (2019). "Pea Pod". Audience Awards. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  4. ↑ "here! picks up North American rights to Holding Trevor". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  5. ↑ "Holding Trevor". variety.com. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  6. ↑ "He seems all right but for the timing". Los Angeles Times . 4 July 2008. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  7. ↑ "'Love Or Whatever' :: Finding true love with the help of Grindr". edgemedianetwork.com. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  8. ↑ "Outfest's 5 in Focus: New Directors Spotlight". hollywoodreporter.com. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  9. ↑ "About Rosser Goodman". theaudienceawards.com. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  10. ↑ "Take The Lead Announces Inaugural 50 Women Can Change the World Cohort". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  11. ↑ "Our next honoree – Rosser Goodman an American Film Director, Writer and Producer". msefoundation.org. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  12. ↑ "ROSSER GOODMAN". wocunite.com. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  13. ↑ "Rosser Goodman". allianceofwomendirectors.org. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
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