Nils Cowan

Movies

Evergreen: The Road to Legalization in Washington
Producer
A documentary on how Washington State legalized recreational marijuana and the effects of this decision on the state, the nation and the world.
Evergreen: The Road to Legalization in Washington
Writer
A documentary on how Washington State legalized recreational marijuana and the effects of this decision on the state, the nation and the world.
Into Deepest Space: The Birth of the ALMA Telescope
Writer
Released in 2012, this 52-minute public television documentary reveals the motivations, struggles and ultimate triumphs of the people designing and building the most elaborate ground-based astronomical observatory ever, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The program documents some of the first observations made by the telescope, foreshadowing the scientific rewards that will be its heritage. Filmed on three continents--and at altitudes ranging from sea level to 16,500 feet--the film features breathtaking views of Chile's remote Atacama Desert, and demonstrates the lengths to which humans will go to understand the universe they call home.


Into Deepest Space: The Birth of the ALMA Telescope
Director
Released in 2012, this 52-minute public television documentary reveals the motivations, struggles and ultimate triumphs of the people designing and building the most elaborate ground-based astronomical observatory ever, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The program documents some of the first observations made by the telescope, foreshadowing the scientific rewards that will be its heritage. Filmed on three continents--and at altitudes ranging from sea level to 16,500 feet--the film features breathtaking views of Chile's remote Atacama Desert, and demonstrates the lengths to which humans will go to understand the universe they call home.


Spawning Grounds: Saving the Little Red Fish
Writer
Spawning Grounds is an educational documentary film that chronicles a critical season in the life of the Lake Sammamish kokanee, a unique but little-known species of landlocked salmon with immense cultural and ecological importance. The film follows key characters - a young educator with the Snoqualmie Tribe, a newcomer fish biologist, and a private landowner/activist - as they work together to save this fascinating species and its habitat amid unprecedented development pressure.
Spawning Grounds: Saving the Little Red Fish
Director
Spawning Grounds is an educational documentary film that chronicles a critical season in the life of the Lake Sammamish kokanee, a unique but little-known species of landlocked salmon with immense cultural and ecological importance. The film follows key characters - a young educator with the Snoqualmie Tribe, a newcomer fish biologist, and a private landowner/activist - as they work together to save this fascinating species and its habitat amid unprecedented development pressure.