Quincy Rose is a New York–based filmmaker and writer, born and raised in Los Angeles—an accident of geography he has been politely disputing since childhood.
The son of the late comedy writer Mickey Rose (Take the Money and Run, Bananas), he grew up around film and television sets and developed an early, lasting attachment to cinema. His work is character-driven, dialogue-forward and rooted in observational humor, with a particular interest in the distance between how people see themselves and how they actually behave.
His debut feature, Miles to Go, premiered at the Hollywood Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Hollywood Discovery Award for Best Feature Film, and was later named one of IndieWire’s “12 Indie Films to Watch on VOD.” The Hollywood Reporter wrote, “If Woody Allen and Albert Brooks had a baby, this film would be it.” His second feature, Friends Effing Friends Effing Friends, premiered at Cinequest, won Best Feature Romantic Drama at the Manhattan Film Festival and was released by Gravitas Ventures.
His third feature, The Narcissists, was shot entirely on the streets of New York City in five days for under $10,000, following extensive preparation. It premiered at Indy Film Fest, screened internationally and received an Antonioni Award nomination for Best Feature Film at the Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Fest before its release through Gravitas Ventures. IndieWire called it “the most meticulously planned break-up movie you'll ever see.”
Across his films, Rose’s approach centers on preparation and performance, giving actors room to inhabit their characters and scenes room to breathe. The cities surrounding them remain alive within the frame, preserving something of the place and time in which each film was made.
He is currently developing feature films and television projects while also writing essays and cultural criticism about film, art and the peculiarities of contemporary life.
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