Jenny Bowen is an American screenwriter and director known for her work on films like ''Street Music'' and ''

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''. She is married to the cinematographer Richard Bowen. Bowen intended to be an actress, performing in plays while attending

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. She later began directing stage plays before becoming interested in sound design. Bowen formulated the idea for her debut feature, ''Street Music'', during a production lull in

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's ''Apocalypse Now'', where she was working as a recording engineer. After the success of ''Street Music'', she went on to direct three more films. In 1998, she retired from filmmaking and founded OneSky for all children, a global NGO that works with orphaned and abandoned children worldwide. She has published a book, ''Wish You Happy Forever'', based on her work with OneSky. In 2008, she was chosen by popular vote to carry the Olympic Torch on Chinese soil ahead of the

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Selected filmography

* '' Street Music'' (1981) * '' The Wizard of Loneliness'' (1988) * ''

'' (1998) * ''

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'' (1989)

References

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