Born on the Gold Coast, Australia and almost died as a baby in India, where the name Chintamani originates. It means-touchstone to God. As a child, I knew that I had been given an opportunity do something special with my life and there was a purpose to my being here in this world. Acting started as a child, while being home schooled, due to much travel around the world. Living a Gypsy-bohemian lifestyle, I became a chameleon at adapting to new people and surroundings, that has contributed to a rich resource of skills. It was the passion for cultural education that had the continuation of theatre, film and TV work be the focus. I have worked in film, television, theatre and print media, as an actor, costume designer, stylist and make-up artist for 15 years, in the USA, England and Australia. Whilst working in these fields, Also opening a crewing and makeover business that supplied technicians for, film, TV and print jobs in 2003. Using my styling background I was able to pass on to those who were wanting to change their external appearance to give them more confidence in their respective fields of work. Over the last two and a half years, whilst living in the USA, I have been writing screenplays, traveling and developing a Vegetarian Cooking show, MahaMana, whilst writing a cookbook to go with it. Growing up practicing a wholistic lifestyle of being Vegetarian, practicing yoga, meditation and alternative therapies, such as Aromatherapy and Massage, creating a show seemed to be the natural path to take, that incorporated all the skills and talents that I have been blessed with learning along the way. Growing up my parents ran a Vegetarian restaurant and my mom has worked in numerous Vegetarian establishments, so I have learnt so much from her. I have always loved food : eating it and making it ! I have also been adventurous in converting a lot of meat based dishes to Vegetarian alternatives, because I love variety and creativity. I have heard that it is the spice of life. I currently gives free vegetarian cooking classes for community events and cater vegetarian menus for meditation classes. Wanting to be involved in projects that inspire myself and others, I chose to do something that I am passionate about and allowed me to make a contribution. These are projects that incorporate working with talent from all walks of life.

Sarah Rose earned an academic scholarship to attend the University of Iowa where she graduated with honors, double majoring in Communications Studies, with her emphasis in Media Studies/Film Production, and was also accepted into it’s prestigious School of Journalism, where she focused on photojournalism. While at the University, Sarah Rose worked at the City Channel in Iowa City as the Director of Programming for the 24-hour station, directing, producing, and editing footage on various events in the surrounding area. After graduation, Sarah Rose moved to Los Angeles, California and began working on commercials and independent shorts as a Second Assistant Director. She also attended Jim Pasternak’s school of Directing (LA Film School instructor). Sarah Rose worked with Jeff Dowd, an independent Producer’s Representative and Marketing Consultant (“Blood Simple”, “Hoosiers”). She served as his Creative Executive and Producing Partner, handling screenings, marketing, and press on a number of projects, including: “Metallica: Some Kind of Monster”, “Easy”, “Duma” and Paul Reiser’s “The Thing About My Folks” at film festivals, including Sundance and Tribeca. Moreover, she has worked with Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, and Reese Witherspoon on the political fundraising event featuring “Going Up River: The Long War of John Kerry.” She also coordinated a three city tour for Get Out the Vote for Sean Penn, Lawrence Bender, and Callie Khouri, and worked on Neil Young’s “Greendale” at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Additionally, Sarah Rose has utilized her skills as a writing consultant, developing a number of scripts. Notably, she worked with Paola di Florio, an Academy Award Nominated Filmmaker (“Speaking in Strings”, “Home of the Brave”), developing TV shows as an editor, camera-person and creative executive. Furthermore, Sarah Rose edited television shows for Bravo, TV Land, and Comedy Central. Recently, she was the story editor and co-editor for “Fields of Fuel,” this year’s winner of the Audience Award for featured films in the documentary competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Currently, Sarah Rose is both the writer/director of her first feature film, “Bluff Park,” which she plans to begin principal photography in the Fall of 2008.