ONCE UPON A RIVER is the dramatic, stirring tale of Margo Crane on her journey along the Stark River, in search of her estranged mother. During her odyssey, she grows up fast and learns that family isn’t always connected by blood.
Haroula Rose is a filmmaker and musician currently in post-production on her feature debut as writer/director, ONCE UPON A RIVER, which was called “one of the most anticipated films of 2019” by FILMMAKER Magazine. Her most recent short film, AS THEY SLEPT, will be premiere this summer. She wrote and directed the pilot entitled LOST & FOUND, which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2017 then went on to win the Audience Award at Bentonville Film Festival. It was positively mentioned by the New York Times, and named one of the top things to see at Tribeca by Filmmaker Magazine. Rose’s work has been supported by a Fulbright Fellowship in Madrid, Spain, Nantucket Screenwriters Colony, WarnerMedia, Warner Brothers Directors Workshop, and Tribeca All Access. She received her BA and MA from the University of Chicago and attended USC's MFA program. ONCE UPON A RIVER was selected for US in Progress at the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland and won an award there. Rose’s other acclaimed short films and music videos include WEDDING DRESS, NO LOVE SONG, and BABY CRAZY.