Richard Lowenstein was born on 1 March 1959 and is an Australian filmmaker.
11 Facts About Richard Lowenstein
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Richard Lowenstein has written, produced and directed feature films such as Strikebound, Dogs in Space and Richard Lowenstein Died with a Felafel in His Hand ; music videos for bands such as INXS and U2; concert performance films, Australian Made: The Movie and U2: LoveTown ; TV adverts, and the documentaries We're Livin' on Dog Food, Autoluminescent, Ecco Homo and Mystify: Michael Hutchence.
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Richard Lowenstein was born on 1 March 1959 in Melbourne.
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Richard Lowenstein's mother was the author, oral historian, and activist, Wendy Lowenstein.
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Richard Lowenstein's father is Werner Lowenstein, an activist, who had fled Nazi Germany to United Kingdom and was relocated to Australia in 1940 as one of the Dunera boys.
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Richard Lowenstein attended Brinsley Road Community School from 1973 to 1974; and graduated from Swinburne Institute of Technology, Film and Television Department in 1979.
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Richard Lowenstein followed with "Lumps of Lead" for the same group and "Fraction Too Much Friction" for Tim Finn as his first solo single in 1983.
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Richard Lowenstein co-produced the satirical music series John Safran's Music Jamboree as well as John Safran vs God for SBS independent.
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Richard Lowenstein is a partner in the Melbourne-based production company, Ghost Pictures.
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Richard Lowenstein filmed the 2006 U2 concert at Melbourne's Telstra Dome.
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In October 2009 Richard Lowenstein was guest programmer on Australian Broadcasting Corporation's TV music video show, rage.