LAUREN MARKS BOWMAN
Lauren Marks Bowman is a documentary filmmaker specializing in historical and culturally driven storytelling. As a director and producer, she has created several award-winning short documentaries. In addition to her directing work, Lauren contributes to independent film productions throughout the greater Atlanta area as a production sound mixer. Through her production company, Manchester Magpie Productions, she also conducts oral history interviews to preserve personal and community narratives.
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Manchester Magpie
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.
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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 original and source materials, pertaining to the history of Athens, Clarke County, adjacent countie,s 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.
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Film Department, University of North Georgia | 2023 – 2025
Facilitating equipment rentals for student productions.
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CURCA, University of North Georgia | 2023
Traveled on-site to the Santee Delta in South Carolina
Documented interviews with community members
Assessed archival materials
Edited a 15-minute documentary preserving the cultural
landscape of the Santee Delta with an emphasis on African
slaves and their descendants
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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
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Georgia Film Festival, Gainesville, GA | 2022 - 2024
Arranged for badges to be available and ready
Answered questions regarding proceedings
Ensured the festival schedule was kept and guests were in place for all panels and viewings
Work Experience
Films
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Camera Operator - PBS Television series highlighting pivotal moments of influential public figures lives.
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Production Sound Mixer - Documentary highlighting Maxwell’s Tavern. Featuring R.E.M. and Drivin N Cryin.
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Director - Documentary on the life of Columbia University Professor Morris Mitchell and his Cooperative Community.
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Post Production Supervisor and DIT - Documentary on the life of author Sybil Rosen.
Directed by University of North Georgia Professor Robyn Hicks.
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Associate Producer - (re)Defining History uncovers the hidden history of Atlanta and the South that have shaped the region and even the nation. From historical events to forgotten figures and cultural icons, the series presents history with a hands-on approach that will enable viewers to redefine how they see the world. Available to stream on PBS.org
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Videographer - For the AMS Kennedy Creek Old Timey Music Festival
2024-2025
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Co-Director, Cinematographer, Editor
Co-Directed with University of North Georgia Professor of Anthropology, Dr. Robin O’Day.
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, which grew wealthy through plantations worked by enslaved people.
In collaboration with the University of North Georgia’s History, Anthropology, and Philosophy department.
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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.
Non-Fiction
Narrative
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Production Sound Mixer
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Production Sound Mixer
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Set Designer
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Production Sound Mixer
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Production Assistant
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Production Sound Mixer
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Boom Operator
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Production Sound Mixer
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Production Sound Mixer
EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS
University of Georgia
Anthropology
2025-Present
University of North Georgia
Film & Digital Media Major
2020-2025