_about the character
_Austen Tate

MARGARITA is developed, played and written by Austen Tate.

Austen Tate is an actress, journalist, and Holistic Health Practitioner. An artist at heart and mystic in spirit some of her goals in life are to inspire artists, help people and the earth heal, transcend spiritual life, awaken universal knowledge, and bring all of creation into balance. Incorporating these daily reminders into her own life, through this vision, she directs herself to work on developing her theatrical attributes, poetry, paintings, script writing, yoga practice, and healing work.

Austen draws upon her innate experiences in her work from growing up with family and community in the Los Angeles film industry, art world, news network, and eco-conscious societies. Her first commercial was at age 5 followed by modeling and then short films. Some of her acting mentors include Jaid Barrymore, Dennis Levalle, and Ralph Peduto. At an early age she left home to live in the mists of Topanga Canyon with the infamous Rodeo Grounds crew, an anarchist stomping ground, where she learned to open the gates to artistic expression. While living in Malibu, Austen took on journalism for The Malibu Times and Malibu Magazine writing news brief’s and articles concerning art, fashion, film, and environmental issues.

When the Rodeo Grounds was shut down by the State Park she ventured off to San Diego where she was introduced to live food chefing, natural health and Native American spirituality. By attending Native American ceremonies and seeing an holistic approach, she then went on to educate herself at Heartwood Institute . In the mountains of Northern California, Austen lived in a sustainable healing arts community practicing meditation, movement therapy, whole foods cooking, and bodywork.

Austen now resides in the redwood’s cove of Felton, California. Here she practices bodywork and energetic sound therapy while continuing to write for the 29 Palms script.

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2009-11-08 14:24:00
DECEMBER 10   |   2009

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TILL DEATH DO US PART
Premiere, Record Release, Concert Daisy McCrackin /
Babylon, Berlin, Germany   
Premiere December 10  / 21.15h
Rosa-Luxemburg Platz 30
U-Bahn: Rosa-Luxemburg Platz
S-Bahn: Alexanderplatz

"Till death do us part", an episode of the "29 Palms, CA" project. A film shot on Polaroid stills combined with Super 8 film sequences.

Till Death Do Us Part is the story of two young lovers, lonely souls escaping the abuse of reality into each other.


AUSTEN TATE AS MARGARITA


Margarita has been developed, played and written by Austen Tate.

Austen Tate is an actress, journalist, and Holistic Health Practitioner. An artist at heart and mystic in spirit some of her goals in life are to inspire artists, help people and the earth heal, transcend spiritual life, awaken universal knowledge, and bring all of creation into balance. Incorporating these daily reminders into her own life, through this vision, she directs herself to work on developing her theatrical attributes, poetry, paintings, script writing, yoga practice, and healing work.

Austen draws upon her innate experiences in her work from growing up with family and community in the Los Angeles film industry, art world, news network, and ecoconscious societies. Her first commercial was at age 5 followed by modeling and then short films. Some of her acting mentors include Jaid Barrymore, Dennis Levalle, and Ralph Peduto. At an early age she left home to live in the mists of Topanga Canyon with the infamous Rodeo Grounds crew, an anarchist stomping ground, where she learned to open the gates to artistic expression. While living in Malibu, Austen took on journalism for The Malibu Times and Malibu Magazine writing news brief's and articles concerning art, fashion, film, and environmental issues.

When the Rodeo Grounds was shut down by the State Park she ventured off to San Diego where she was introduced to live food chefing, natural health and Native American spirituality. By attending Native American ceremonies and seeing an holistic approach, she then went on to educate herself at Heartwood Institute. In the mountains of Northern California, Austen lived in a sustainable healing arts community practicing meditation, movement therapy, whole foods cooking, and bodywork.
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