[av_heading heading='Dawn Festival' tag='h3' color='' custom_font='' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10'] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] RSA/Black Dog Films announced today that after the critically acclaimed world premiere at Sundance Film Festival, the taut directorial debut from Rose McGowan, DAWN, will have an Oscar © qualifying run in Los Angeles at the Downtown Independent starting September 19th.   [av_video src='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqI-2aeSv_U' format='16-9' width='16' height='9']   "I'm curating a festival of directors that have given their lead women a strong voice.  These stories could have been told with men in the title characters, but these directors showed us what happens when you break stereotypes.  They have inspired me as a woman, as a director and as a person", said Rose. We started connecting with Rose and her film work during our coverage for the