YEAR:
2019
Once Upon a River
It’s 1978 and Margo Crane, a 15 year old part Native teen, must take to the Stark River on an odyssey. Akin to Huck Finn, this is a heroine like no other. Based on the best selling novel ONCE UPON A RIVER by Bonnie Jo Campbell.
- Bend FF – Best Director
- Sun Valley – One in A Million narrative award
- Oxford – Alice Guy Blache Female Filmmaker Award
- Efebo d’Oro – Golden Efebo
- Gallup FF – Best Film, Best Actress
DIRECTOR(S):
Haroula Rose
WRITER(S):
Haroula Rose
PRODUCER(S):
JJ Ingram, Grace Hahn
Cast:
Kenadi DelaCerna, John Ashton, Tatanka Means, Ajuawak Kapashesit, Lindsay Pulsipher, Josephine Decker
CINEMATOGRAPHER:
Charlotte Hornsby
PRODUCTION DESIGNER:
Amy Frazzini
EDITOR:
Steve Lambiase
MUSIC:
Zac Rae
RUNTIME:
90 minutes
COUNTRY:
USA
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About the director
Haroula Rose is a filmmaker and musician. She received her BA and MA from the University of Chicago and attended USC’s MFA program. She wrote and directed the pilot entitled LOST & FOUND, which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in 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.