Rel Dowdell is an American screenwriter, film director, film producer,
and English/screenwriting educator. Born and raised in Philadelphia,
he received his bachelor's degree in English with magna cum laude
honors from Fisk University and a master's degree in film and
screenwriting with highest distinction from Boston
University.Dowdell's first feature film, Train Ride, received
substantial critical acclaim. Produced with independent financing, the
film was acquired and distributed by Sony Pictures in 2005 and was a
tremendous financial success. Train Ride was ranked as one of the best
American films that year as cited by veteran film critic Gerald Peary
of The Boston Phoenix. The film also garnered high praise in film
historian and writer Irv Slifkin's best-selling book, Filmadelphia: A
Celebration of a City's Movies. Train Ride also won the honor of "Best
Feature" at the American Theatre of Harlem Film festival in 2005. In
addition, the film featured the last performance of acclaimed veteran
actress Esther Rolle.Dowdell has been compared to John Singleton and
Spike Lee in the way that his filmmaking blends urban storytelling and
suspense to tackle relevant and universal social issues that are
intimately intertwined with a powerful moral message.
and English/screenwriting educator. Born and raised in Philadelphia,
he received his bachelor's degree in English with magna cum laude
honors from Fisk University and a master's degree in film and
screenwriting with highest distinction from Boston
University.Dowdell's first feature film, Train Ride, received
substantial critical acclaim. Produced with independent financing, the
film was acquired and distributed by Sony Pictures in 2005 and was a
tremendous financial success. Train Ride was ranked as one of the best
American films that year as cited by veteran film critic Gerald Peary
of The Boston Phoenix. The film also garnered high praise in film
historian and writer Irv Slifkin's best-selling book, Filmadelphia: A
Celebration of a City's Movies. Train Ride also won the honor of "Best
Feature" at the American Theatre of Harlem Film festival in 2005. In
addition, the film featured the last performance of acclaimed veteran
actress Esther Rolle.Dowdell has been compared to John Singleton and
Spike Lee in the way that his filmmaking blends urban storytelling and
suspense to tackle relevant and universal social issues that are
intimately intertwined with a powerful moral message.
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