Zena Dell Lowe
Writer, Director, Producer
Zena Dell Lowe graduated with a degree in Performing Arts from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena before earning a BA in Honors Literature from Cal State University Northridge. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Apologetics from Biola University. Zena worked successfully as an actress in theatre, independent films and national commercials before transitioning behind the scenes as a writer, producer and director of plays and short films. Her play, Happy Holidays, Pending… was produced at the acclaimed Actor's Co-op in Hollywood. She won a Silver Award and a Telly Award for her short film, The Haunted Heart in 2001. Her most recent short film, “Hard Shell,” is currently in the festival circuit, and was accepted into the acclaimed Reel Women’s International Film Festival in LA (screening in March 2009). Zena tours as an actress with the Vigilante Theatre Company in Montana. She also works as an adjunct professor at Covenant Christian College in Georgia and teaches screenwriting and playwriting at various writer’s conferences around the country. Zena is a co-founding partner and producer for Skirt Films, a Bozeman based production company. Zena’s full-length feature script, “Home of the Bewildered,” is slated to begin production in 2010.
Contact Zena: zena@skirtfilms.com
Emma Lynn
Emma Lynn attended college at the Dublin Institute of Technology in Templebar, where she studied Photography. In 1999 she moved to the U.S and spent some time in Dallas and San Francisco before moving to Bozeman in 2000. Since then she has divided her time between Ireland and the U.S. Emma returned to live in Bozeman permanently in 2004 and got involved with HATCHfest arts festival during its inaugural year. She ran the Groundbreakers program for HATCHfest for three years before moving on to form Skirt Films with Zena and Jessica. Emma is currently a student at Montana State University where she is pursuing a degree in Media Theatre Arts where she has been producing short films with fellow students.
Contact Emma: emma@skirtfilms.com
Jessica Johnson
Jessica Johnson graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in NYC with a BA in
Art History. She had always had a passion for film and immediately began
working in the art department on feature films. These films included
Faithful and Meet Joe Black. After gaining experience in the art department,
she wanted to learn more about the entire scope of filmmaking. She then
worked in the production and accounting departments on several films
such as The Devil's Own, Sleepers, The Cradle Will Rock, Almost Famous,
Miss Congeniality and The Producers. After 10 years in New York, Jessica
relocated to beautiful Bozeman, Montana. She now works as a production
manager for a commercial production company and does freelance work on
films. She also volunteers as a Mentor Coordinator for HATCHfest, an
arts festival that focuses on pairing aspiring filmmakers, musicians
and designers with experienced professionals or "mentors". She is thrilled
to be working with Zena Dell Lowe, Michelle Allsopp and Emma Lynn; three
women with like passions for the art of filmmaking.
Contact Jessica: jessica@skirtfilms.com
