Maria Rusolo is a New York filmmaker born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. A graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Siena College. Maria Rusolo is the founder of ROAM Pictures, an award-winning film production company. ROAM_x0019_s mission is to influence the prevailing attitudes and practices regarding and on behalf of women working in film, whether in front of the camera or behind the scenes. Rusolo has been creating content since 2008 and has been acknowledged for her work most notably by USA Film Festival, Columbus International Film Festival, Mexico International Film Festival, and has received the Panavision New-Filmmaker Award. She co-wrote the short _x001C_Black Saturday,_x001D_ a recipient of a DCA Premier Grant from the Council on Arts and Humanities of Staten Island. Her Docu-Series on the Vietnam War Era, _x001C_I Am Number&,_x001D_ received a Soroptomist International Community Grant was selected to exhibit at the Staten Island Museum as part of