A raw, cinematic, experimental dance film, that features New York’s avant guard arts scene, and encapsulates the life a New York artist through a mash up of original choreography, music, verite documentary, and magical realism.
SYNOPSIS
A rogue ballerina, Rose Alice, haunts the shadows of New York City, chasing forgotten rhythms and unsung talent through subway tunnels, warehouse raves, and crumbling theaters. Gathering a tribe of underdog artists, she dares to choreograph a masterpiece born of grit, grace, and rebellion that could shatter tradition and set the city ablaze with something entirely new.
Director Statement
At a moment when escalating cuts to the arts community make the artist visibility especially urgent, Rose's ability to continue to make art offers a timely story of resilience, progress, and hope that must be captured now to support keeping the arts in America alive. As an independent filmmaker and artist of 25 years in NYC, there is no subject closer to my heart.
ABOUT FILMMAKER(S)
Trish Dalton
Trish Dalton is a DGA director and producer known for creating powerful, socially driven documentaries that spark conversation and inspire change. Drawn to stories that live in the gray areas, Dalton’s work is marked by quiet tension, emotional nuance, and deeply authentic moments.
Her films have received widespread critical acclaim, including an Emmy nomination, multiple film festival awards, and recognition from People magazine as one of the “Ten Women Changing the World” in 2020. Most recently, Dalton directed Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge alongside Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. The film opened the Tribeca Film Festival, earned an Emmy nomination and a Cinema for Peace Women’s Empowerment Award, and is a Hulu Original currently streaming on Disney+.
Dalton’s feature documentary One Night Stand, a creative, behind-the-scenes romp with New York City’s leading actors, writers, and composers, won the Audience Award at NewFest Film Festival and was acquired by Ovation TV following its theatrical run in 450 theaters across North America.
Her work spans from celebrating the arts to examining urgent issues of human rights, gender equity, and systemic inequality. Films such as Bordering on Treason, Southmost USA, Student Athlete (HBO Sports), and Reggae Girlz, amplify underrepresented voices and have contributed to meaningful cultural and legislative change.
Over more than two decades, Dalton has filmed in over 40 U.S. states and internationally, directing an extraordinary range of voices including Lupita Nyong’o, Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Cedella Marley, Chris Evert, and Martina Navratilova.
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