Member Bio
Gabriel Cowan graduated from the University of Mary Washington with a degree in cultural anthropology in 2019. In December 2021, he obtained a certificate in digital photography from the University of California, Berkley. In October 2023 he completed a master’s in visual anthropology at the University of Manchester, England.
Gabriel’s first documentary was about how oil pipeline Line 3 would affect Minnesota wild rice and Ojibwe livelihood. And his master’s dissertation film is an experimental documentary about the relationships between beekeeper and bee and how they are changing due to climate change.
Gabriel is currently focusing on visual ethnobiology and aims to engage in a career centered around creating documentaries about the relationships between people, plants, animals and how they are changing due to the impending climate crisis.
Although his focus has been on environmental issues, he enjoys working on any kind of narrative/documentary stories.