Michelle Mower is an award-winning director who also writes and produces feature films, television movies, docu-series and commercials. Her films focus heavily on female protagonists who are fighting to break free from societal, religious and parental expectations while forging their own paths. Her most recent independent feature The Never List, about an overachieving teenage girl who’s perfectly planned academic life is derailed after the accidental death of her best friend, was accepted into the AMC Indie program and was released in 112 movie theaters across the country in December, 2020. The production had a 73% female, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ crew.

Mower has also written, produced and directed four movies for Lifetime, most recently What Happened to My Sister? (2022), a thriller set in a college sorority featuring a predominantly BIPOC cast. She produced and co-directed Dayna Steele: Rock The 36th, a 2018 Amazon docu-series that followed a former radio DJ’s run for Congress. The series not only gave Mower the opportunity to interview rock and roll legends David Crosby, Joan Jett, and Melissa Etheridge, it also led to her producing and directing political ads for Mothers Against Greg Abbott PAC. The ads were covered on MSNBC and nominated for both Reed and Polli Awards and have been seen by over 10 million viewers online and on cable news networks.

When Mower isn’t directing, she spends her time advocating for Houston’s incredibly talented and diverse film community. Through her work with nonprofits Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) and Women in Film and Television, Houston, she has provided low-cost educational opportunities and resources to local filmmakers. She currently serves on the advisory boards of Film Fatales, Fourth Wall Theatre, and several college film departments, including Texas Southern University, Houston Community College, and the University of Houston.

Mower currently splits her time between Texas and Los Angeles.