[2] Lowenstein studied film at Beloit College in Wisconsin[3] and began his career as a production assistant for Gus Van Sant working on the film My Own Private Idaho.

He also worked as a production assistant for the Thailand filming of Heaven & Earth in 1993.

[2] After similar work with the films Operation Dumbo Drop and The Quest,[3] Lowenstein opened his own production company in Chiang Mai.

[4] In 2006, during the filming of Bangkok Dangerous starring Nicolas Cage, the ruling government of Thailand was overthrown.

[4] In 2013, A fire broke out on the set of No Escape (then called The Coup) starring Owen Wilson, Pierce Brosnan, and Lake Bell.