| Jenny Bowen | |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Education: | San Francisco State University |
| Occupation: | Screenwriter, director |
| Spouse: | Richard Bowen |
Jenny Bowen is an American screenwriter and director known for her work on films like Street Music and In Quiet Night. She is married to the cinematographer Richard Bowen.[1]
Bowen intended to be an actress,[2] performing in plays while attending San Francisco State University. She later began directing stage plays before becoming interested in sound design.[3]
Bowen formulated the idea for her debut feature, Street Music, during a production lull in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now, where she was working as a recording engineer.[4] After the success of Street Music, she went on to direct three more films.
In 1998, she retired from filmmaking and founded OneSky for all children, a global NGO that works with orphaned and abandoned children worldwide.[5] She has published a book, Wish You Happy Forever, based on her work with OneSky.[6]
In 2008, she was chosen by popular vote to carry the Olympic Torch on Chinese soil ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[7]