Ep 39: Lauren Sowa creates work to move the world forward!
Dec 13, 2019•44 min
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Episode description
Lauren Sowa is a New York-based actor and filmmaker.
“MARISOL” 15-MIN. DRAMATIC SHORT, 2019
A narrative short film about one young mother’s experience as an undocumented immigrant in NYC. Premiered at the San Diego Latino Film Festival, March 2019. Currently available on HBO, and being developed as a series.
Watch Marisol (2019) on HBO Latino, HBO GO & HBO NOW:
https://www.hbo.com/movies/marisol
Directed by Zoé Salicrup Junco
Written by Tim Eliot
Produced by Lauren Sowa
Lauren Sowa is an actor and independent filmmaker. In 2016, she co-founded Form & Pressure Films to tell stories that inspire and provoke thought, while encouraging diversity and equality on set and on screen. Producing credits include: Marisol (now on HBO), directed by Zoé Salicrup Junco, Shield, written and directed by Danielle Eliska Lyle, Stray, directed by Nora Unkel, and Show & Tell, directed by Sakshi Gurnani, among others. Directing credits include: Midsummer 3.2, In Development, LinkedOut, and To Be in America. As an actor, Lauren has been featured in the films 42 Seconds of Happiness (now available on Amazon Prime), Café Artist, The Rainbow Experiment (Slamdance 2018), and The Devil’s Well. Upcoming: Paris is in Harlem. She received her BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Proud member of SAG-AFTR.
If you liked this podcast, shoot me an e-mail at filmmakerswaby@hotmail.com
Also, you can check out my documentary The People of Brixton, on Kwelitv here: www.kweli.tv/programs/the-peopl…xton?autoplay=true
Damien Swaby Social Media Links:
Instagram www.instagram.com/damien_swaby_video_producer/
Twitter
twitter.com/DamienSwaby?ref_src…erp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Facebook
www.facebook.com/Damien-Swaby-213…7/?ref=bookmarks
“MARISOL” 15-MIN. DRAMATIC SHORT, 2019
A narrative short film about one young mother’s experience as an undocumented immigrant in NYC. Premiered at the San Diego Latino Film Festival, March 2019. Currently available on HBO, and being developed as a series.
Watch Marisol (2019) on HBO Latino, HBO GO & HBO NOW:
https://www.hbo.com/movies/marisol
Directed by Zoé Salicrup Junco
Written by Tim Eliot
Produced by Lauren Sowa
Lauren Sowa is an actor and independent filmmaker. In 2016, she co-founded Form & Pressure Films to tell stories that inspire and provoke thought, while encouraging diversity and equality on set and on screen. Producing credits include: Marisol (now on HBO), directed by Zoé Salicrup Junco, Shield, written and directed by Danielle Eliska Lyle, Stray, directed by Nora Unkel, and Show & Tell, directed by Sakshi Gurnani, among others. Directing credits include: Midsummer 3.2, In Development, LinkedOut, and To Be in America. As an actor, Lauren has been featured in the films 42 Seconds of Happiness (now available on Amazon Prime), Café Artist, The Rainbow Experiment (Slamdance 2018), and The Devil’s Well. Upcoming: Paris is in Harlem. She received her BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Proud member of SAG-AFTR.
If you liked this podcast, shoot me an e-mail at filmmakerswaby@hotmail.com
Also, you can check out my documentary The People of Brixton, on Kwelitv here: www.kweli.tv/programs/the-peopl…xton?autoplay=true
Damien Swaby Social Media Links:
Instagram www.instagram.com/damien_swaby_video_producer/
twitter.com/DamienSwaby?ref_src…erp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
www.facebook.com/Damien-Swaby-213…7/?ref=bookmarks
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