City of Roses

To compose means to bind and to loose to play an instrument is to learn and unlearn. One must quickly learn a new melody and unlearn all intrinsic forces that would oppose it. There is a safety in singing and the night is not so fearsome when pierced by even one song.” Rose returns to Victoria from Bavaria after many years for the filming of a German movie about eating disorders. City of Roses is a successful eating disorder clinic housed in two mansions in Rockland. Maggie is its director and inspiration holding a lamp to the miles of eating disorder victims that cross its threshold. Ebony is the daughter of the Velvets who live on Eagle Mountain. She has lived a privileged life until now. Her only fault was she believed there was good in everyone. Seeking after a family and community response to mental illness requires the understanding of a mind that can sing in darkness. This account based on a true story is a window into the human mind mental illness and the struggle for survival.