WHITE ROSES
An emotional tale about memory, mourning, faith, loss, and the shifting of family roles in the wake of death.

"Such a poetic piece." Patti Smith

This was such an intimate project, we shot upstate NY. It was a one time experience since I got to perfom along side my sister for the first time.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
64º Berlin International Film Festival – Official Competition – Berlinale Shorts, 2014.
25th São Paulo International Short Film Festival – Curta Kinoforum, Brasil, 2014.
IndieLisboa International Film Festival, Portugal, 2014.
22º Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal, 2014.
Kaunas International Film Festival - Lithuania, 2014.
29th Brest European Film Festival, France, 2014 - European award.
17th Festival International de Cine Guanajuato, Mexico, 2014.
Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival, Romania, 2014.
Mezipatra Queer Film, Prague, 2014.
Festival Cinema de las Américas, Texas, USA, 2014.
Xposed Film Festival, Germany, 2014.
10th Open Cinema – International Short Film Festival – San Petersburg, Russia, 2014.
Berlinale shorts in cooperation with Goethe-Institut in India, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand.
Farol – International Film Festival of Fortaleza, Brasil, 2014.
Mix Copenhagen – LGBT Film Festival, Denmark, 2014.
Festival Luso Brasileiro, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, 2014 - Cineclubes Award.
Klex Film Festival, Malaysia, 2014.
Bangalore Queer Film Festival, India, 2015.
33 International Film Festival of Uruguay, 2015.

AWARDS
European Grand Prix, Brest European Short Film Festival, France, 2014.
Cineclubs Award, 18º Festival Luso Brasileiro de Sta. Maria da Feira, Portugal, 2014.

Written and Directed by Diogo Costa Amarante
Produced by Wyatt Rockefeller
Starring Cris Gris, Carolina Tamez Rodriguez, Francisco Rodriguez,
Oisín Monaghan.