Lowell Dean, director of Die Alone & Wolfcop

Lowell Dean started making movies as a kid and so getting an education in film was a natural progression, he went into the film program at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan after returning from Calgary. He was so serious about filmmaking, he’d make three feature films before he went to film school. And the first film he was proud to actually let anyone watch was a zombie film called Doomed. It was the first film that wasn’t just done with friends with no money, he funded it and it had a screening. Lowell went from making $500 short films to his first publicly released feature, 13 Eerie, which cost millions to make. The story of how he got to direct 13 Eerie is a great story because he started on the crew as the Assistant Director but things happened and he got a bout of good luck. After being tossed in the deep end of his first feature, it was tough but he learned a lot. Thankfully. Because just one year after 13 Eerie was complete, he started writing Wolf Cop. It did make him question if he even wanted to make films though. And so Lowell and some industry friends made a concept trailer for Wolf Cop. The plan was to raise what money they could and make it, in a year. As luck would have it, Lowell entered the Canadian Cinecoup Film Competition and won! This was in 2013 and part of the prize was the film would be released in major movie theaters, the next year. Lowell talks about the potential of a Wolf Cop franchise and how hard it was to make a sequel. We talk about his film Dark Match, Die Alone and what he’s up to at the moment. Plus the heartbreak and loneliness of writing, the highs of directing films he cares about and the grind of the time in between movies. He tells us what the dream project would be, here’s a hint, it’s a sci fi trilogy. And finally, Lowell gives fledgling filmmakers advice at the end. All of Lowell Dean’s films are streaming now, go watch them! And for all the media collectors most of his films have a physical release. Support indie film, Fam! Find everything Macabre…ish related at https://macabreish.com Find Lowell Dean: https://www.instagram.com/lolofilm?igsh=NTl6dmVrdWJwYWl2 Twitter: https://x.com/lolofilm And find us: Carlos Ibarra on IG https://www.instagram.com/jekyl6669 and https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/ Christopher Thompson on IG https://www.instagram.com/theauthor\\ Kimberly at http://www.macabreish.com and IG https://www.instagram.com/macabre\ish?utm\source=qr and Tiktok @macabre\_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre\_ish Youtube playlist: https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNblhfc6MVBMUe65EA-lWSzG\_joW27ZSf