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Under the Abyssinian Moon banner, co-founder Allen Sowelle recently wrote, directed, and
edited a 24p DV project titled 60 Seconds of Distance.
The urban drama focusing on the trials and tribulations of formerly incarcerated youth featured and integrated cast
of SAG actors and former gang members.
Seasoned actor Gary Dourdan (CSI), essayed the role of prison poet Dylan. Dourdan was also featured in Sowelle’s
first 35 mm film short, unromantic comedy,
Wanted: Soulful Energy Xchange, starring Mari Morrow (Beauty Shop & National Security).
Sowelle also was hired by WWE films to rewrite dialogue and for character development in the Lion’s Gate release,
See No Evil.
The horror film directed by acclaimed music video director Gregory Dark is slated for release in Fall 2005.
In 2004, Sowelle, an alumnus of the Dr. Bill Cosby Screenwriting Fellowship, Sowelle’s screenplay Slipping Into Darkness, is currently
under development for Gregory Dark’s Sharkworks Entertainment and Abyssinian Moon Productions. Gary Dourdan is attached for the lead role.
Sowelle’s editing credits include, Discovery Channel’s hit series Monster Garage, a DVD added value featurette for the Will Ferrell hit Elf,
America's Most Wanted, and other Discovery Channel documentaries.
A former high school teacher and Gang Interventionist, Sowelle earned his Bachelor's Degree in World Literature and
Journalism at UC Santa Cruz, as well as completed work on his Master's Degree in Teledramatic Arts & Technology at CSU Monterey Bay.
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