Reed Cowan (born Reed Cowan 1968 in Roosevelt, Utah) is a documentary film maker and screenwriter. He is a philanthropist and multiple Emmy Award winner and multiple Emmy Award nominee.
On April 23, 2006, Cowan's son, Wesley Cowan, died in his mother's back yard after falling from a horizontal set of monkey bars. Cowan, who is divorced from his son's mother, arrived on-scene moments after emergency crews arrived to find TV cameras focused on his ...
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Reed Cowan (born Reed Cowan 1968 in Roosevelt, Utah) is a documentary film maker and screenwriter. He is a philanthropist and multiple Emmy Award winner and multiple Emmy Award nominee.
On April 23, 2006, Cowan's son, Wesley Cowan, died in his mother's back yard after falling from a horizontal set of monkey bars. Cowan, who is divorced from his son's mother, arrived on-scene moments after emergency crews arrived to find TV cameras focused on his own personal tragedy. The event made national news and Cowan granted his first interview on the tragedy speaking about his experience of being "on the other side of the lens".
Cowan responded to his son's death by reevaluating his life and dedicating himself to helping others in order to honor the memory of his son. He addressed his personal tragedy and his subsequent efforts to build schools in Kenya during that country's post-election violence of 2007 in his documentary, The Other Side of the Lens.
One year after his son's death, Cowan...
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