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Rosemary Garner is an award-winning independent film and television producer based in Seattle, Washington.

After graduating from Vassar College, Rosemary moved to New York City to work for the congressional watchdog, the GAO. For her first assignment, Rosemary traveled to prisons throughout the US to observe and evaluate hundreds of deportation hearings—super interesting, but a bit grim. A year later Rosemary transferred to the Seattle office where she absolutely fell in love with the Pacific Northwest. One spring evening she walked to her neighborhood movie theater to see the documentary Paris is Burning at the Seattle Film Festival. The film changed the trajectory of Rosemary’s life. So moved by the documentary as a medium for story-telling, Rosemary left her stable government job and began her television career at Seattle’s PBS affiliate, KCTS, in 1991.

Rosemary has been making videos ever since. She has produced documentary, arts, and public affairs programs for local, national and international PBS audiences. As an independent producer her work includes both corporate and small business videos. She also has a real soft spot for wedding trailers and legacy videos!

Some of Rosemary’s video producing credits include:

  • Art Zone with Nancy Guppy. In 2020, Rosemary won two NW Emmys for episodes she Co-Produced. Because of the pandemic, her Emmys were unceremoniously presented by the UPS delivery guy.

  • Verity Mom. Rosemary won an early online competition to become a professional video blogger and spokesperson for Verity Credit Union. Rosemary's original videos were instrumental to the credit union's successful campaign to attract a younger demographic. In 2010, Rosemary was voted "Best Social Media Personality" by the industry's national marketing association.

  • Mixed Up SOB”. Directed by Al Yankovic, Rosemary produced the music video featuring The Presidents of the United States of America. The flip book video received top honors, at WorldFest, and it hit #1 on YouTube’s Indie/Alternative chart.

  • PicMonkey. Rosemary produced an April Fools’ video for PicMonkey.com which was named one of Time Magazine's Best Video Pranks of 2014.

  • GodAwesome an independent feature-length documentary that tells the story of a week in the life of a Northwest megachurch. Film critic Robert Horton wrote, “GodAwesome hums with the same energy that erupts out of Champions Centre every Sunday, as one week in the God business is skillfully tracked. The film admirably allows us to make up our own minds about Pastor Kevin Gerald's Wal-Mart approach to church-going; GodAwesome doesn't look down on its feel-good ministers, but lets their glitzy approach speak for itself.” GodAwesome was named “Most Controversial Feature” in the Seattle True Independent Film Festival.

  • Vaudeville: An American Masters Special, a two-hour exploration of the history and legacy of vaudeville, spoofed on Saturday Night Live and named “best entertainment special of the year” by People Magazine.