Talk:Joslyn Rose Lyons

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The current page for Joslyn Rose Lyons contains inaccurate information and is also outdated. I urgently need assistance correcting this issue, as I have somehow been “blocked” from making edits myself. Could someone please help update the profile so that it reflects accurate and current information? Here is the information that should be considered adding back in: Joslyn Rose (formerly Joslyn Rose Lyons) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. She made her feature-length directorial debut with Stand (2023), a Showtime and Paramount+ documentary examining the life of former NBA player and activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. The film features appearances by Stephen Curry, Mahershala Ali, Ice Cube, and Shaquille O’Neal, and was nominated for a Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Documentary.^[1]. She was the impact producer on Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power, which received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. Rose has also directed narrative short films including Looking Glass, which premiered at Sundance London, and Butterfly Boxing.^[2], which premiered at the Essence Festival, starred J. Alphonse Nicholson and Hill Harper. She was named a finalist for the Academy Gold Women’s Fellowship organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Joslyn Rose (formerly Joslyn Rose Lyons) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. She made her feature-length directorial debut with Stand (2023), a Showtime and Paramount+ documentary examining the life of former NBA player and activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. The film features appearances by Stephen Curry, Mahershala Ali, Ice Cube, and Shaquille O’Neal, and was nominated for a Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Documentary.^[1]

Her narrative short films have screened internationally and received multiple awards. Looking Glass premiered at Sundance London and won Best Short at the American Film Awards, as well as Best Female Director at the TopShorts International Film Festival. Her early short Umi’s Heart, starring Mahershala Ali, while her short Butterfly Boxing.^[2], featuring J. Alphonse Nicholson and Hill Harper, premiered at the Essence Festival and won Best Director and Best Short at the LA Independent Women Film Awards.

Outside of narrative film, Rose has directed and produced projects in music and entertainment television. Her music video work includes Cold Rain for Talib Kweli, which reached number one on MTV.com, Frozen Heart for Chad Hugo of The Neptunes, and Fast Lane for E-40, as well as multiple videos for Too $hort's album No Trespassing.^[3] Rose directed Revolution for 1091 Pictures, featuring Matt Barnes, Stephen Jackson, and Ice Cube. As an impact producer, she worked on Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power (2020), which received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary and featured appearances by Danny Glover, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Alice Walker. She also produced the documentary Tale of the Tape, which explored the influence of mixtape culture and included contributions from Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, and Wiz Khalifa.

Rose is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors. Managementartist (talk) 15:21, 22 August 2025 (UTC)