Exchange Of Fire

Rose Sutton, of full Syrian-Jewish descent, is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker specializing in directing, editing, and photography. A recent graduate of NYU Tisch’s Film & Television program as a Tisch Scholarship recipient, her work explores emotional complexity, and the interplay between lived experience—past, present, and imagined—and artistic expression.

Born in Los Angeles and raised across shifting homes after her parents' divorce, Rose developed a deep appreciation for storytelling that embraces nuance, abstraction, and collaboration. Her style leans into bold visual experimentation, often merging music, movement, and layered imagery to evoke feelings that resist traditional narrative.

At NYU, she created Color My Grey Street and her senior thesis, The Music Coma, a feature film set for completion in 2026. Her films have screened at festivals including the Big Apple Film Festival and NYU's First Run Film Festival among others, where she received awards for screenwriting, performance, and sound design. She was also awarded grants from the NYU Clive Davis Institute and the Lancer Family Foundation for excellent use of music in film. In 2021, she was selected to be a part of the Tisch Collaborative Research Cohort for her conceptualization of dance film, "Don't Hold The Wall".

​As a photographer, Rose has shot for several dance companies throughout New York City, and has done BTS for over 40+ film sets. Her personal work can be described as sensual and intimate, frequently experimenting between the world of analog and digital. With a continued passion for producing, Rose has worked to curate over 10+ productions, student and non-student led. Her work can be located under her CV, along with additional projects ranging from music videos to photographic installations.

Outside of filmmaking, Rose is a movement artist and poet. Returning to dance in high school, she continues to use the moving body as an unbounded life force. She is currently working on a poetry book, and loves to explore the world ear buds on and off; listening to her favorite sounds and lyrics.

Her inspirations include Luca Guadagnino, Joachim Trier, Jillian Rose Banks, and various other multi-hyphenate artists. Music remains the catalyst behind everything she creates; she hopes to tap into many waters within the creative medium throughout her lifetime. Aside from The Music Coma, she is currently in the development stages of her next feature, CAVES-- an adapted, spec scene from the film set to shoot in February, 2026.