rolla@rollaselbak.com

Rolla Selbak is an award winning filmmaker based out of California. Ms. Selbak’s body of work spans different genres and mediums, and is distinctly known for its bold, thought-provoking and compelling qualities.

Her most recent credits include writing and directing the widely anticipated feature film "Three Veils”. The film confronts delicate subject matters such as arranged marriage, homosexuality, and love within the Arab-American subculture, and aims to portray the leading female characters as human beings first, women second, and their cultural surroundings as veils that dictate how much of their inner-selves are revealed.

Ms. Selbak’s previous feature, “Making Maya”, has found a successful niche within the independent film world, and has been screened at film festivals and universities nation-wide. She was announced a Winner of the LinkTV’s One Nation Many Voices film competition in 2008 for her documentary “Green Blue Sea”, profiling a young Muslim scuba diver, and his profound respect for the ocean.

She has been invited to speak at multiple panels on independent filmmaking and women in the arts, and was a grant panelist for the 2008 Regional Arts & Culture Council of Oregon. Her other notable achievements include scoring and writing music for her films, and being a recipient of the inaugural Women’s Vision Film grant for her screenwriting, awarded by the Faerie Godmother Fund and Film Action Oregon.

Rolla Selbak’s next project is an adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s “Death is a Lonely Business”, a film-noire take on the acclaimed mystery novel with elements of horror, adventure, and sensational visuals.