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Chicago director premieres locally filmed movie 'All Happy Families'

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Published  October 8, 2024 10:45am CDT
Jake's Takes
FOX 32 Chicago

Chicago director premieres locally filmed movie

A new drama, "All Happy Families," had its Chicago premiere at the Music Box Theatre Monday night. The movie was not only filmed right here in Chicago, it was written and directed by a Chicago native Haroula Rose.

CHICAGO - Not only was the new family dramedy "All Happy Families" filmed in Chicago, the movie was co-written and directed by buzzed-about local filmmaker Haroula Rose.

The writer/director was on hand at the Music Box Theatre for the Chicago premiere of her new movie. Rose sat down with FOX 32 Entertainment Reporter Jake Hamilton to look back on everything she’s learned since she kicked off her filmmaking career with her award-winning debut "Once Upon a River."

"I think you get the best performances when people feel really heard," Rose said. "A lot of times, when you cast something and you let people do their thing, I find that I’m always happy with the result and have a lot of material to edit."

Rose first appeared on Good Day Chicago back in September 2020 to discuss "Once Upon A River," which tells the story of a young woman who goes on a journey to come to grips with her past.

"All Happy Families" is available to stream at home starting Oct. 18.