Lynn Dow was born and raised in Harlem, New York. After graduating from Columbia
University, she left Wall Street to make films about matters of the heart.
In her short films: It’s Alright Dad (2021) Dow looked at the violence in our streets through the
eyes of a young victim. It’s Alright, Dad won best short film at the Twin City Black Film
Festival. In Compassionate Release (2020) which features the Bob Dylan song, I Shall Be
Released, and won best screenplay and audience awards at the Chelsea Film Festival; Dow shed
light on the prison system’s method of obtaining end of life care for dying inmates. The issue of
gentrification is the focus of Still Harlem (2018) which was selected to screen by Pan African
Film Festival as part of their yearlong 30th anniversary celebration. The debate on medical care
versus religious objections is the subject of Above the Sun (2015).
Dow produced the documentary Neutralize (2021) and made her feature film directorial debut
with the drama Bull Street (2023).