Valerie Rose(VII)

Valerie Rose is an award-winning actor, producer, director, screenwriter, model/ voice over talent, author, and the CEO and founder of Roses Are READ Productions LLC and Picture's Up Academy, LLC, Rose served for seven years as Editor-in-Chief for Inside Region 3, a U.S. government publication. She has authored a number of books including Cappuccino in the Winter, The Family Reunion Is Not a Real Vacation (featuring The Triangleheads), Dream Your Dream: Getting Your Writing Out There! and the Minnesota Book Award nominee, You Better Recognize! A Spiritual Guide Because Life's a Trip! Rose is an Atlanta Acting Awards recipient and has appeared in a number of films including, Black, Dear White People, Tuscaloosa, and The Hunter, among others. She has also worked in television, appearing in ABC's In An Instant, Oprah's Greenleaf, Dynasty, Star, Chicago P.D. and The Chi, among others. Rose is an Eckhart Tolle scholarship winner and she was also a principal actor in the 2018 Emmy nominated, Grandbaby, produced by Josh Mundahl. Rose was also principal talent in "Find the Prince in You" campaign for Paisley Park. She is the creative concept creator, writer and producer for Hope Sessions, The Pink Visitor, The Triangleheads, and City Solace, among others. She also produced Just Escape, which aired on Minneapolis Television Network.

Her films are in international distribution with Vuulr and DocsNow+ via a partnership between the American Documentary and Animation Film Festival (AmDocs) and Synimatica. DocsNow+ built a new on-line streaming platform channel is dedicated to independent documentaries and animated works from around the world.

Minnesota residents continue to seek change. On the day before police officers charged in George Floyd's murder go on trial, GOSPEL, a Minneapolis Global Live-Stream Event, partnered with Rose to screen segments of her documentary film, The Epicenter.

Rizzle Studios selected three of her projects (City Solace, Hope Sessions, The Triangleheads) for streaming. Partnered with Catalyst Storieroad and sponsored by HBO, The National Academy of Television, Minnesota Film & TV and SAG-AFTRA, Rizzle.TV is the only vertical video app dedicated to working with creators to make high quality short series.

In addition to the above, her films have screened at festivals around the world: The Epicenter: The 2020 Cannes Short Film Festival, The Twin Cities Black Film Festival, Monde En Vues, International Human Rights Film Festival, NewFilmmakers New York (Finalist)), The Triangleheads (NewFilmmakers New York, Cittadella Geo, Indiewise), Hope Sessions (Colorado Front Range Film Festival, The Twin Cities Black Film Festival, Visual Radio Network, Fifty 50 Film Festival, Diversity Film & Script Showcase (LA)), The Pink Visitor (The Twin Cities Black Film Festival, Visual Radio Network, Fifty 50 Film Festival), and A New Idea About an Old Idea (Diversity Film & Script Showcase (LA)), among others. She is on the verge of possibly signing a deal with a new content streaming channel focusing on Black made/focused media/art/film. OpusVu is a creative composite (OPUS) of fresh perspectives (VU) from Black artists from around the world.

Rose graduated with a B.S. from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where she majored in Computer Science and minored in Management Information Systems. Learn more about Valerie Rose via her website at valerierosetalent.com or in her personal introduction.