Karen Hunter(III)
- Producer
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Karen Hunter is the founder of Rose Mountain Productions (RMPRO) and
producer-cinematographer of 3 award winning documentaries. Karen's
initial vision of Rose Mountain Productions was sparked when an
opportunity arose to travel with a team of doctors and researchers to
videotape families with Huntington's Disease in the barrios of Lake
Maracaibo, Venezuela. Karen witnessed extremely poor living conditions
and unimaginable poverty in these communities, which left a long and
lasting impression on her heart and mind. Watching the compassion and
care that the medical team showed to the many, many families living in
Maracaibo changed her life forever. Karen developed an undying passion
for other stories like these and believes they need to be shared. Karen
became a videographer and editor for the MIT/Harvard Medical students
class HST160, filming class lectures and clinics. After completing a
year of intensive classwork, graduating in 2005, with a professional
certificate in digital filmmaking, Karen launched her new career as an
independent filmmaker. For her final student project, Karen
co-produced, co-directed, and co-edited a documentary about the history
of the first English style bells in the U.S.,that hung in the tower of
the Old North Church in 1745, titled, The Poetry of Steeples: Change
Ringing in Boston. The first person to ring the bells was Paul Revere.
Today the bells are still ringing. By the beginning of 2009, Karen
completed her first 3, award winning, feature length documentaries as a
Producer, titled, PlaybyPlayMen and The Art of the Perfect Call, HENRY
O!, and Bleacher Boys. Karen's documentaries have won several awards:
29th Annual, Breckenridge Festival of Film, 2009, Best Documentary in
the Latin Category, HENRY O!, The Connecticutt Film Festival, 2009,
Best Documentary: Sports-Team, Henry O!, Beverly Hills Film Festival,
Audience Choice Award: Best Documentary, 2009, HENRY O!, The Accolade
Film Awards, Award of Excellence: feature documentary, 2009, Bleacher
Boys, New England Film and Video Festival, Best Documentary Feature,
2007, PlayByPlayMen: and the Art of the Perfect Call, Central Florida
Film Festival, Best Documentary Finalist, 2007, PlayByPlayMen: and the
Art of the Perfect Call. Prior to Karen's filmmaking aspirations, she
co-owned and operated a successful restaurant for ten years, The Old
Vienna Kaffeehaus and Restaurant in Westborough Massachusetts. Along
with Karen's fine culinary and pastry skills, she has extensive
training in fine arts. Karen is a graduate of Quinsigimond Community
College with an Associates in Science: Applied Arts /Graphic Arts 2000
and University of Massachusetts Lowell with a BA Graphic Design 2004.
Karen has also attended other colleges and universities: The Worcester
Art Museum/Clark University, Rhode Island School of Design.