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Masha Dowell is an award-winning performer, writer, and filmmaker with 26 years across studios, festivals, and stages — and the founder of Via Queen, a Southern-centric, auteur-focused cinema institution.
Each title was earned, in order. Performer: three decades of stage and screen, from regional theatre to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Writer: formed in the development rooms of Revelations Entertainment, Edmonds Entertainment, and SimmonsLathan Media Group, and published nationally at IndieWire. Filmmaker: directing independent film, with story judgment sharpened at The Walt Disney Company across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN — now deepened by graduate study in Media Psychology.
Born in Winston-Salem, raised between North Carolina and Atlanta. A former college swimmer who never retired the competitive streak. New to Charlotte after chapters in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Raleigh, and Greensboro — and work that has taken her from New York to stages abroad, with a passport that has seen real use. Auntie, dog mom, book-club regular.
Creative leadership across development, content operations, and brand storytelling — built on Disney-scale systems and studio development rooms. Communications strategy for political and corporate clients.
InquireThree decades of stage and screen — regional theatre to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, solo work, and medical simulation performance at Duke School of Medicine.
BookDirector of independent film with story judgment sharpened at The Walt Disney Company across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN. Available for directing and development.
Via QueenDetailed coverage and story development for competition submissions with the Austin Film Festival — evaluating structure, voice, and craft. References on request.
InquireA Southern-centric, auteur-focused, craft-forward cinema institution — built in the Carolinas, for the South.
Enter Via QueenCreative Consulting · Acting · Filmmaking · Script Coverage
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