Derrick Owens is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles, and a co-founder of High & Low Films, a video agency dedicated to creating content for mission-driven brands and organizations.

His debut feature, Month to Month, an homage to 90s slacker comedies, premiered at the 2024 Stony Brook International Film Festival. He previously produced the feature film Roman Candle and developed short-form animation for the Syfy Channel.

He is currently in production on his second feature, a documentary, The Adoptees. The film has over a dozen community partnerships and has been selected for workshops through the International Documentary Association and The Gotham Film & Media Institute.

In addition, he has directed and produced dozens of campaigns for brands including National Grid, Cigna Healthcare, and Yahoo.

Derrick is formerly a volunteer with AmeriCorps VISTA, an avid world traveler, and a proud member of an adoptive family.

derrick.owens@highlowfilms.co

Photo by Isobella Antelis

Filmography

2026 Month to Month (Co-Director, Producer)

2024 Anytime, Anywhere (Short, Producer)

2022 Roman Candle (Producer)

2022 Alone (Short, Producer)

2021 Reunion (Short, Director)

2019 All My Friends (Short, Director)

2018 Emmanuel (Short, Producer)