Mariah Owen

Mariah Owen is an award-winning, multi-hyphenate actor, creator and filmmaker who founded her Webby-honoree, production company GTE Productions, at the age of 21, and has had films play at some of today's top festivals; SXSW, Sitges, Cannes & can be found on Amazon, Apple, CBC Gem and more. Most recently, she directed-wrote-produced and starred in Disconnected which was bought by CBC and streams on TV and on CBC Gem. Her next film as a multi-hyphenate actor & creator, Memory Lane, is currently awaiting to announce its world premiere. She produced and acted in Scrambled, which world premiered at SXSW 2023, stars and was written/directed by frequent collaborator Leah McKendrick. The film was bought globally by Lionsgate, distributed in theaters nationwide by Roadside Attractions and stars Ego Nwodim, Yvonne Strahovski, Andrew Santino, June Diane Raphael and more. In 2020, McKendrick and her co-created Pamela & Ivy: The Poison Ivy Origin Story, starring Eric Roberts and highlights the origin story for Gotham's legendary villain. She's a 4x RBC Entrepreneur Awards nominee and a recipient of the IPF Producer Bursary with her show #SingleBecause for the 2020/2021 Banff World Media Festival. Additionally, she was produced and acted in SXSW-darling feature MFA which was called "The Millennial Dirty Harry" by the LA Times. Furthermore, she was the producer on Underpaint, one of only 7 films selected by Telefilm's Not Short on Talent 2022 showcase at Cannes Film Festival. In 2024, she helped produce Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue, the film stars Brooke Shields, Alicia Silverstone, Susan Sarandon, BIll Nighy, Danny Trejo & more. She's currently in development for a new comedy she created and is in prep on her next producing adventure, a feature film titled I'll Fly Away. She's a proud member of the Producers Guild of America.