SKrap: Skidrow Arts Project documents the lives of the homeless in downtown LA from the point of view of Skidrow Musicians Network, integrating homeless artists into our community.
CAMERON LOWE
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Always involved in the arts in one of its myriad forms, Cameron Lowe sang and played keyboard and guitar in numerous bands after studying music composition at UCSB. He has also written many songs and continues to write with top Nashville songwriter Marv Green. His interest in film was ignited after purchasing a Super 8 film camera to record the images of his daughterís early childhood. It was then that he discovered the beauty of using the film medium to capture and communicate lifeís profound and comedic moments. Cameron soon progressed to shooting short films and television commercials. His father, lead singer of the legendary garage rock pioneers The Electric Prunes, prompted Cameronís first large scale undertaking - the documentary My Dad is an Electric Prune. The family crucible proved to be an irresistible wellspring of subject matter for the new filmmaker. Cameronís next quest was to write and direct his first feature film. Mushka Water is the quirky and touching story of a lost young man who undergoes personal transformation after accidentally drinking a powerful elixir, and becomes the unwitting student of lifeís finest teacher ñ love. It is a modern fairytale set in Bosnia and Los Angeles, told in Cameronís immediate style he calls "Garage Vision." Admiring the ëdo it your selfí pioneers of early Rock n Roll, Cameron makes his films in the same spirit. Inspired by the French New Wave films, the Danish film style of Dogme 95, and films such as Easy Rider and Amores Peros, Cameron believes garage spirited filmmaking has advanced cinema into a fresh, raw and immediate future. Cameron is currently writing a black comedy.
LISA McLAUGHLIN-STRASSMAN
Producer, Director
Lisa McLaughlin-Strassman left Ireland two years ago, where she worked for many years in the Irish Film Industry, firstly as an A.D, Location Manager and then as Production Manager. When she arrived in America Lisa began working with Homeless people on the streets of Los Angeles. She is currently setting up her own non-profit organization in an effort to integrate Homeless people into the revitalization of Downtown Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Lisa is also working with other Homeless Advocates and organizations on a campaign to end criminalizing Homelessness.
Cameron and Lisa recently won an award at the Montana Film Festival for Best Independent Feature Film~ Mushka Water~
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