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Gabriel Cowan

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Cowan is a Sundance and IFP fellow as well as a multi award winning filmmaker who has produced over 20 feature films. Over a dozen of Cowan's films have premiered at major festivals including Cheap Thrills which won the audience award at South By Southwest and They Call Us Monsters which won the 2017 Independent Lens Award. Cowan's films have been called "nothing short of iconic" by the Los Angeles Times and "Powerful and Eye Opening" by the Hollywood Reporter. Cowan has worked with Marisa Tomei, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Frank Grillo, John Liguizamo, Dane Cook, Courteney Cox, Seann William Scott, Kate Walsh, and many others. He has sold films to every major distributor.

Cowan is the President of New Artists Alliance, a production company that provides support for first time filmmakers and is dedicated to creating opportunities for women and minorities. He serves on the board of InsideOut Writers, which provides counseling and writing classes for kids inside juvenile hall and he is on the advisory board of Common Sense Media which advocates for underprivileged kids around the country.

Cowan is also a multi platinum recording artists who has toured the world playing his music.
BornDecember 4, 1973
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    Known for

    Ethan Embry, Pat Healy, David Koechner, and Sara Paxton in Cheap Thrills (2013)
    Cheap Thrills
    6.7
    • Producer
    • 2013
    Ailsa Marshall in Breathing Room (2008)
    Breathing Room
    4.3
    • Producer
    • 2008
    Flower in the Gun Barrel
    8.0
    • Producer
    • 2008
    Extracted (2012)
    Extracted
    6.4
    • Producer
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Producer



    • Their Time
      • producer
      • In Production
    • The Ordinary World
      • producer
      • In Production
    • Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins
      • producer
      • Completed



    • Judy Greer in Preschool in L.A. (2018)
      Preschool in L.A.
      7.3
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Matthew Lillard, Tate Donovan, and Katie Cassidy in Grace (2018)
      Grace
      5.7
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Minnie Driver, John Leguizamo, Mary McCormack, Frank Grillo, Maggie Q, AnnaSophia Robb, Dianna Agron, and Ed Westwick in The Crash (2017)
      The Crash
      4.2
      • producer
      • 2017
    • They Call Us Monsters (2016)
      They Call Us Monsters
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Mark Moses, Patrick Renna, Richard Riehle, Abigail Breslin, Naomi Grossman, Eric Lange, Caitlin Stasey, Stephanie Drake, and Lucas Neff in Fear, Inc. (2016)
      Fear, Inc.
      5.6
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Mekhi Phifer in Pandemic (2016)
      Pandemic
      4.4
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Lauren Elaine in Truck'd Up (2015)
      Truck'd Up
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Los (2015)
      Los
      8.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Dane Cook, Brandon Routh, Ben Feldman, and Caity Lotz in 400 Days (2015)
      400 Days
      4.4
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Jaime Pressly and Robin Thicke in Making the Rules (2014)
      Making the Rules
      3.3
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Seann William Scott and Olivia Thirlby in Just Before I Go (2014)
      Just Before I Go
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Marisa Tomei, Sam Rockwell, Michael Godere, Ivan Martin, and Isabelle McNally in Loitering with Intent (2014)
      Loitering with Intent
      4.5
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Katie Cassidy in The Scribbler (2014)
      The Scribbler
      5.3
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Wes Bentley, Amber Tamblyn, and Vincent Piazza in 3 Nights in the Desert (2014)
      3 Nights in the Desert
      4.5
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Ken Marino and Steve Zissis in Bad Milo (2013)
      Bad Milo
      5.7
      • producer
      • 2013

    Writer



    • The Ordinary World
      • Writer
      • In Production



    • Sara Paxton, Milo Ventimiglia, and Sarah Shahi in Static (2012)
      Static
      5.3
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2012
    • Extracted (2012)
      Extracted
      6.4
      • story
      • 2012
    • Korea Online
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Growth (2010)
      Growth
      4.4
      • story
      • 2010
    • Flower in the Gun Barrel
      8.0
      • written by
      • 2008
    • Ms. Lonelyheart
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2008
    • Ailsa Marshall in Breathing Room (2008)
      Breathing Room
      4.3
      • written by
      • 2008
    • Remove
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Pharmaceutical
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Changing Direction
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2005

    Director



    • Lauren Elaine in Truck'd Up (2015)
      Truck'd Up
      TV Movie
      • co-director
      • 2015
    • Los (2015)
      Los
      8.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Wes Bentley, Amber Tamblyn, and Vincent Piazza in 3 Nights in the Desert (2014)
      3 Nights in the Desert
      4.5
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Korea Online
      Video
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Growth (2010)
      Growth
      4.4
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Flower in the Gun Barrel
      8.0
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Ms. Lonelyheart
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Ailsa Marshall in Breathing Room (2008)
      Breathing Room
      4.3
      • co-director
      • 2008
    • On the Road Again: Two-Lane Blacktop Revisited (2007)
      On the Road Again: Two-Lane Blacktop Revisited
      6.8
      Video
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Remove
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Pharmaceutical
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Changing Direction
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005

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    Bad Milo
    Trailer 2:11
    Bad Milo
    They Call Us Monsters
    Trailer 1:42
    They Call Us Monsters
    They Call Us Monsters
    Trailer 1:42
    They Call Us Monsters

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • New Artists Alliance
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Louis G. Cowan III
    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Born
      • December 4, 1973
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Other works
      Lode 'Legs and Arms' Geffon Records

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    • Trivia
      In 2004, Gabe moved to from California to Ohio to vote and to talk to locals about politics. While there, he spent his time buying drinks for republicans who were willing to share their political views with him in hopes that through informed and respectful debate, he might change some minds. He continues to seek out heated and informed political debate.
    • Nickname
      • Gabe

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