LAUREN MARKS BOWMAN

Lauren is a documentarian and production sound mixer, with a current focus on educational and historical shorts and experience on multiple types of productions.

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Productions

We are a non-profit production company based in Atlanta, GA and focused on creating powerful, educational documentaries that highlight real stories from often-overlooked communities. By working directly with individuals to share their lived experiences, we create honest, unfiltered narratives that inspire empathy and understanding.

Our work is always free for participants, and every dollar earned goes back into future projects. With your support, we can continue elevating voices that deserve to be heard.

For more information, or to collaborate, please Contact Us.

Work Experience

  • Internship with WABE-TV, a PBS Member Station in Atlanta, GA, and the state’s oldest public television station.

    Worked as an Associate Producer for the Emmy Award-winning series (re)Defining History, sourcing and verifying historical information and digital images from news organizations and universities.

    Wrote historical “pop-up” facts for 10 episodes of This is Atlanta and Cooking with Ursula, enhancing audience engagement with informative content.

    Worked on-set as a Camera Assistant for (Re)Defining History, supporting cinematographers with camera operation and setup. Managed film production gear logistics, including pickup and delivery, to ensure seamless production operations.

  • Film Production Internship with the Athens Historical Society, an organization with a mission to discover, collect, and preserve all materials, especially orginal and source materials, pertaining to the history of Athens, Clarke County, adjacent counties and related areas.

    Collaborated with UGA historians on the documentary series Industrial Athens Part 2: The End of Child Labor, conducting archival research and assisting with script editing, which will be incorporated into the 11th-grade history curriculum in Clarke County, GA.

    Recruited and networked with local talent, assembling a skilled and efficient production team that contributed to the smooth execution of projects.

  • Film Department, University of North Georgia | 2023 – Current

    Facilitating equipment rentals for student productions.

  • CURCA, University of North Georgia | 2023

    • Traveled on-site to the Santee Delta in South Carolina

    • Documented interviews with community members

    • Assessed archival materials for in documentary

    • Edited 15 minute documentary preserving the cultural
      landscape of the Santee Delta with an emphasis on African
      slaves and their descendants

  • Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis, University of North Georgia | 2022 – 2023

    • Federal Work Study Program

    • Maintained Program’s social media presence

    • Produced promotional materials

    • Promoted awareness of the program

  • Georgia Film Festival, Gainesville, GA | 2022 & 2023

    • Arranged for badges to be available and ready

    • Answered questions regarding proceedings

    • Ensured festival schedule was kept and guests were in place for all panels and viewings

Films

Narrative

  • Sound Mixer

  • Sound Mixer

  • Production Assistant

  • Sound Mixer

  • Boom Operator

  • Sound Mixer

  • Production Sound Mixer

Non-Fiction

  • Director

  • Director, Cinematographer, Editor

    The Delta Project is a larger interdisciplinary research project designed to document, protect, and preserve the cultural landscape of the Santee Delta in South Carolina, with an emphasis on the African descendant experience. Located in South Carolina's Lowcountry, the Santee Delta region was once the heart of rice production on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States that grew wealthy through plantations worked by enslaved peoples.

  • Post Production Supervisor and DIT

  • Director and Editor

    Dr. Evan Lampert (University of North Georgia) explains that the Joro Spider (Trichonephila clavata), native to Asia, is an invasive spider that possibly arrived in Georgia (U.S.) on a shipping container and is now spreading throughout the southeastern United States.

    Official Selection for Atlanta Docufest, South Georgia Film Festival and Georgia Film Festival. Quarter-Finalist in the Serbest International Film Festival.

  • Director and Editor

    Nick Kovak, Arena Operations and Ice Manager, explains what driving an Ice Resurfacer for the Atlanta Gladiators means.

  • Director and Editor

    Professor Glen Kyle gives an overview of the events surrounding the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, a pivotal point in Sherman's Atlanta Campaign during the American Civil War.

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EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS

University of North Georgia
Film & Digital Media Major with
Production Concentration (B.S.)

Merit Page

  • 4.0 GPA

  • 7x President's List

  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

  • German Club, President (2020-2023)

  • History Club, Treasurer (2021)

  • Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, President

  • Tri-Alpha Honor Society

  • Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

  • 2023 CURCA Student-Faculty Collaborative Mini-Grant Recipient

  • Nighthawk Nine Award Recipient