Every year in May, the Centifolia rose blooms in Grasse, France. It is the rarest, most fragrant rose in the world and can only be harvested by hand, at dawn, within a four-hour window. Rose pickers from neighboring towns arrive every May at rose fields which have been cultivated by the family for six generations. In this short doc, the harvesters reflect on their relationship to the rose and the personal meaning of this fleeting bloom.<br />
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director BRADLEY TANGONAN <br />
cinematographer JEREMY SNELL<br />
producer ALEXANDRA BYER<br />
line producer MADELEINE ASKWITH <br />
creative director DEBORAH ROYER<br />
creative operations CAROLINA KINA<br />
1st AC TIMOTHEE ARENE<br />
sound recordist CHRISTOPHER SCHNEIDER<br />
editors NICK STONE / BRADLEY TANGONAN<br />
music JORDAIN WALLACE<br />
sound mix and design ZAK ENGEL<br />
color KATH RAISCH / COMPANY 3

El Viento is a non-profit providing opportunities for at-risk-youth in the Oak View community of Huntington Beach, California. If Oak View was a city, it would be the 11th poorest in the United States. Most families don't even think of education past high school. Since its inception, El Viento's afterschool program has given many students the support and structure to achieve unprecedented academic success. This is a story of three of those students.<br />
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Directed, Produced, & Edited by Amar Chebib<br />
Executive Produced by Mohammad Gorjestani<br />
Cinematography & Visual Effects by Noe Chavez<br />
Underwater Cinematography by Mike McMillan<br />
Location Sound by Samuel Mutch <br />
Sound Design & Mixing by Jeremy Therrien<br />
Music by Keen Collective (Courtesy of Marmoset)<br />
Colourist - Ayumi Ashley<br />
Production Manager - Kimberly Parker<br />
Production Assistants - Kevin Chang & Benjamin Peterson<br />
Translation - Tiffany Sainz & Lindsey Ridgway<br />
Security - Mark Parro