My life work brought me to filmmaking. For over 35 years I was a passionate pediatric physical therapist –  with a particular love for working with babies and very young children.  As a visual thinker and film buff I also imagined what it might be like to make movies about children.

Late in my career, I met eighteen-month old Isabelle who was later diagnosed with Rett Syndrome. Her condition is a random genetic disorder, mostly affecting girls, that leads to difficulties with speech and movement, and in her case, seizures. Although Isabelle is non-verbal we shared an inner dialogue. When she was eight years old, while watching a movie together, she clearly communicated she wanted me to make a film about her. That was the spark that fired me up to create my first film, “Portrait of Isabelle.”

After living in the mountains near Mt. Shasta for 18 years, I settled in Ashland, Oregon in 2011, where I feel right at home.  My goals are that each of my projects will be better technically and that every K-Rose Production film tells a story from the heart.

I have appreciated meeting creative and skillful women editors to collaborate with throughout my filmmaking adventures. I am currently delighted to be working with a stellar editor, Pat Somers, with whom I have worked on numerous award winning films since 2017. In 2020 we felt especially honored to win the first ever Ashland Independent Film Festival Lee Fuchsmann Audience Award for Best Locals Short for Way to Go!

It am gratified that filmgoers continue to enjoy watching K-Rose Productions films on the website to this day.

Kathy, Isabelle and Isabelle’s mother, Maura.
Photo by Sharon DeMeyer

It’s all about your attitude…
Some people complain because there are thorns on roses,
while others praise thorns for having roses among them.”
~ Unknown