PEA POD
Four women in a ride share. COMEDY
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Rosser GoodmanDirectorLove or Whatever, Holding Trevor, [in]visible
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Rosser GoodmanWritermongoose8, Breast of Times, Life's a Butch!
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Nicci FreemanProducer[in]visible, The Gift, Second Sight
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Oneita ParkerProducerLove or Whatever, Holding Trevor, Drawing with Stitches
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Nyoka BoswellKey Cast"Georgina "
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Summer WayansKey Cast"Fin"
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Ashley KennonKey Cast"Charlie"
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EFÉKey Cast"Ms. Jewel"
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Giselle MarieKey Cast"Deadeye"
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:women, black, lgbtq, african-american, strong female lead, woman director, women cast, black cast, women production company, ride share, short, urban
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Runtime:4 minutes 25 seconds
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Black Magic, UHD
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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FINALIST @ The HBO Insider Comedy Short Challenge
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Women in Comedy FestivalBoston, MA
United States
April 21, 2018
World Premiere
Official Selection -
Micro Cinema: FilmFatales Shorts (Inide Memphis)Memphis
United States
August 1, 2018
Southern Premiere
Official Selection -
The Broad Humor FestivalLos Angeles
United States
September 1, 2018
West Coast Premiere
Official Selection -
Femme Filmmakers FestivalOn-line Film Festival
Official Selection -
AudFest
Women's Film Challenge
Semi-Finalist
Rosser Goodman got her start on Steven Spielberg’s television series, Earth2 for NBC, nearly two decades ago. It was her first barbeque, but you would never know it. Rosser took to production like a fish to water. Nothing could have been more exciting and nothing was. “It was my film boot camp,” she describes. “A huge union show, getting DGA trained, those 16 hour days... I was hooked. The sheer size, scope and process of professional filmmaking was and still is absolutely exhilarating for me.”
As a Set P.A. for the run of the show, Rosser simultaneously set about making her own film, a 17-minute short called Top of the World. That movie and a subsequent 10 more of her films went on to screen at hundreds film festivals worldwide. Titles including Daddy-O, Pain, Life’s a Butch! and Wet Dress each written, shot, produced and directed by Rosser won awards and were scooped up for distribution by the likes of PBS, Wolf Video and the CFMDC.
After moving to Los Angeles, Rosser quickly became a 1st Assistant Director in demand. She worked on countless pilots and movies, commercials and music videos. Her clients included Paramount, MTV, Disney, Showtime, Lionsgate, Sony, Universal, and Warner Brothers. In between her freelance career, Rosser took a few staff positions at various production companies as Head of Music Video for one year and Head of Production for nearly five. She worked at the Sundance Film Festival for several seasons as the manager of the iconic Egyptian Theater on Main St. Back in Los Angeles, she taught filmmaking classes at the Learning Annex, Learning Curve and served as a mentor for Filmmentor.com.
Rosser was hired to direct her first feature film, Holding Trevor, a coming of age story. It premiered at OUTFEST where she was named one of the FIVE IN FOCUS directors in THR. Regent Entertainment and Here! Media bought the movie for double the film’s shooting budget to release it theatrically in the U.S.
From there, Rosser’s production company KGB Films began developing a slate of independent films and she moved her offices to the Paramount Studios lot. There Rosser directed the romantic comedy, Love or Whatever starring Kate Flannery, Jennifer Elise Cox and Joel Rush. TLA distributed.
In 2014/15, Rosser expanded and rebranded her company to become Circle Content. In addition to feature films, Rosser produces, directs and develops content from commercials to television. Clients and brands include Facebook, Delve Creative, Rage Films and Castrol Motors.
Today, Rosser is a member of the Producers Guild of America, the Alliance of Women Directors, Film Fatales, SeeJane.org and Take the Lead / 50 Women Cohort. She has successfully managed and led over 100 feature films, television pilots, commercials, music videos and short films. Recently, Rosser won the Best Filmmaker Award for the Easter Seals Disability 48 Hour Film Challenge. Her original screenplay mongoose8 won the Panasonic Filmmakers’ Award. Rosser’s directing work currently airs on Netflix, Hulu, The Sundance Channel, and iTunes. Her humanitarian efforts include Diamond in the Raw, an organization assisting at-risk girls where she earned “Board Member of the Year.” Later, she received Lifetime Achievement Award from Millennia Scope Entertainment Foundation which eradicates homophobia through all media.
It's always important to me as a storyteller to show diversity.... Especially in terms of women, women of color and LGBTQ. This project totally embraces that philosophy both in front of and behind the camera. Our cast was 100% women and 80% of those women are WOC. Our crew was 80% women and of those women almost 50% were women of color. And, 25% of the cast and crew we LGBTQIA+ .