your creative home
Building a creative home for indie filmmakers and film lovers to make and share stories that feel like transformation, through films, collaborations, and screenings.
Filmmaker project Support
Strategic guidance, creative feedback, and project support for emerging and established independent filmmakers, from early development through production, pitching, and the festival circuit.
Whether you're still brainstorming your film, in production, picture locked, or deep into festival submissions, I help you make stronger decisions for what comes next.
Book an Assessment if you’re at any stage, from developing an idea to picture lock or festival prep, and you’re not sure what your project needs next. Share your logline, treatment, pitch deck, lookbook or festival materials, and I’ll assess where your project stands and pinpoint what’s missing to get it to the next stage. Then we’ll hop on a call to review it together, and you’ll leave with a clear plan and your next steps.
Book a Diagnosis if you have a full script or cut and want detailed, professional notes before your next draft, edit or festival submission. I’ll do a deep review and send written notes on what’s working and what to fix, then we’ll get on a call to walk through them together.
About
Willow Rose Studios is a Los Angeles-based narrative production company founded by writer, director, and producer Ella Danna.
Ella’s work explores identity, belonging, intimacy, and the emotional cost of survival within the systems that shape who we become. She graduated with honors from Fairfield University with a double major in Film, Television & Media and Italian Language, and later earned her MFA in Producing from the AFI Conservatory.
Through Willow Rose Studios, Ella develops films and builds creative initiatives for emerging filmmakers. Alongside her narrative work, she mentors filmmakers across development, production, and career strategy, with an emphasis on turning creative limitations into stronger storytelling and building sustainable careers in independent film.
How We Work
Willow Rose Studios works with filmmakers from early development through festival premiere, offering creative partnerships that support both craft and feasibility, from story and packaging to production and post. If you're building a project or need a story collaborator, we'd love to hear from you.
