Desert Rose Productions is a company committed to excellence in education. We believe that understanding our history, the told and the untold, lends itself to a better understanding of the world in which we live today. Incorporating lectures and living history programs is part of our company's purpose.

African-American director/ producer of Desert Rose Productions, Stan Armstrong, is a graduate of UNLV where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and a minor in History and Film. Armstrong a Las Vegas local has guest lectured throughout the U.S. about minorities who served during the Civil War and showcasing his first film, The Forgotten Battle of Fort Pillow, which has aired locally on PBS he is also a part of the Humanities on the Road Program. Armstrong has tailored his lectures to accommodate all ages K- College and has been well received by all. Currently he is lecturing throughout the Clark County School system and teaching classes at both The University of Nevada Las Vegas and is an adjunct instructor at the Community College. Classes feature discussions of the Civil War as well as films that incorporate historic events as part of their genre.