Prior to the launch of his directorial career, Kotowski worked as a renowned dancer and dance choreographer.

Kotowski's original inspiration to get into the arts came from watching Gene Kelly and Billy Wilder films on television.

The film stars Daytime Emmy Award-winning[8] actor David Lago (The Young and the Restless).

[11] Also in 2011, Kotowski produced the 3-DVD set Pola Negri: The Iconic Collection, which features the Negri's Polish and German silent films Bestia (The Polish Dancer, 1917), Der Gelbe Schein (The Yellow Ticket, 1918), Die Augen der Mumie Ma (The Eyes of the Mummy Ma, 1918), and Sappho (1921).

The films have been re-mastered, with intertitles translated into English and scored with original piano music composed and performed by Rick Dejonge.

[13] The Golden Halo Award presented to Kotowski by the Southern California Motion Picture Council in 2010.