Rose McGowan

SDF2018 Speaker

Rose McGowan

Actress, director, activist, TIME Person of the Year 2017: The Silence Breakers
Stories of Courage 2018.11.02 10 : 00 - 11 : 20

Rose McGowan is a world renowned, author, artist and founder of Rose Army, a movement to raise consciousness.
Discovered by the film industry as a teen, she worked for years as an actress despite being blacklisted. After directing her Sundance nominated film, Dawn, she became the first take on the Hollywood machine in 2015.
McGowan spent four years writing the New York Times bestseller, BRAVE, a raw, honest memoir and inspirational book, it is the story of an activist/icon, a fearless, and unstoppable force for change who is determined to expose the truth about the entertainment industry, dismantle the concept of fame, showing people globally that abuse of power will no longer stand.
As an artist, McGowan has an upcoming album and visual experience expected to debut in late 2018, Planet 9, as well as a ten years in the making skincare line called The Only, both expected out in late 2018.