filmmaker
Dominican-American filmmaker Ricky Rosario, continues to expand his passion for storytelling over the past 10 years across a multitude of Film and TV. Some of his early experiences through internships and positions at NBC Universal, to then his post-graduate stint at Telemundo, were the starting points to a life of storytelling.
“Abuela’s Luck”, a short film, he wrote, directed and produced, was optioned by HBO Latino and made its television debut in October 2019. The short film streamed across all HBO platforms for two years to critical reviews. It was listed as one of Remezcla’s Top 10 Short Films by US Latino Directors for 2018.
Ricky has directed and produced commercials, films, and music videos having worked with brands such Harry's, Wendy's, Timex & Disney. With a dual undergrad degree in Marketing and Finance from Seton Hall University (Class of ‘11), Ricky is highly budget conscious when it comes to efficient and compelling filmmaking.
Ricky’s following directorial effort, the short film “It’s Who You Know”, starring Emmy and Academy Award winner Cloris Leachman, was optioned by Aspire TV and made its television debut in April 2019 as part of their “Urban Indie Film Block” program. “Prologue”, an award-winning short film that Ricky produced through Fourwind Films, has continued to screen at film festivals around the globe.
Ricky is a Producer on the award-winning short film, “Supa Hair”, through the 2023 LALIFF x Netflix Inclusion Fellowship. The film premiered at LALIFF 2023.
In the world of sports, the award-winning documentary short film “Life with CTE: A Warren Sapp Story”, is currently screening at festivals nationwide. Already having premiered on both the East and West Coast to rave reviews. Ricky is an Executive Producer on the film.
Ricky has helped produce videos for Q, K Camp, Megan the Stallion, Luis Vargas, Ryan Caraveo, Isaac Dunbar, Conan Gray, Kodak Black, Flamingosis, Ehiorobo.
Currently in development for Ricky are two short films, “B Is For Bachata” and “Jodón”. And the feature film version of “Abuela’s Luck”.
Ricky splits his time between Los Angeles, New Jersey and Miami.
