Becoming a Rose

Becoming a Rose

2025 · 2 min · Documentary

This Rose will forever be Chicago Red.

Directed by Derrick Rose · Written by Derrick Rose

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Derrick Rose Self
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An anthology feature film exploring contemporary Black existence through the Pan-African flag: A collegiate football star scrambles to save his career after a devastating injury fractures his sense of self-worth; a Ghanaian single mother loses her job and faces deportation as an unlikely group of heroes rally around her; the lead of a struggling Black sitcom questions the cost of success as the network forces the show into racist caricature to boost ratings.

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