Exclusive: Crystal Lowe on Directing This Time Each Year
Yan Kay Crystal Lowe, known professionally as Crystal Lowe, has made an impressive transition from beloved Hallmark actress to talented director. Best known for her role as Rita in ‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered,’ Crystal Lowe’s directorial career is now gaining momentum with her latest project This Time Each Year. This Time Each Year kicks off Hallmark Mystery’s Miracles of Christmas on October 24, 2024.
Crystal shares how she coached her team, even bringing Wendy to tears as she described process, opens up about the future of Signed, Sealed, Delivered, her deep appreciation for the #POstables community, and so much more. You won’t want to miss this episode – it’s packed with can’t-miss moments!
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Meet Crystal Lowe – Hallmark Actor and Director
- Girls Gone Hallmark Interview with Crystal Lowe
- This Time Each Year: Crystal Lowe’s Latest Directorial Project
- Crystal Lowe As A Director
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered Connection
- What’s Next for Director Crystal Lowe?
- Other Multi-talented Hallmark Actors
Listen to Girls Gone Hallmark’s Interview with Crystal Lowe
Watch the full interview with Crystal Lowe on YouTube!
Crystal Lowe Steps Behind the Camera on This Time Each Year
As the inaugural winner of the Make Her Mark initiative, founded by Ashley Williams, Crystal Lowe has stepped behind the camera to direct two Hallmark movies so far. Her directing projects include: Shifting Gears, which came out in early 2024, and This Time Each Year.
But her talents aren’t limited to Hallmark—she’s also directed three short films outside the network, proving she’s a force to be reckoned with both in front of and behind the camera.
Photo: Niall Matter, Alison Sweeney Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer:
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Crystal Lowe as a Director
It’s no surprise to us that Crystal approaches her role as a director with thoughtfulness and creativity. The fact that she’s an actor adds depth to her understanding of the on-set experience.
She describes the actors she loves working with as “dangerous” in that “You never know where they’re going to go.”
As a director she has one main goal and that’s to make you laugh and then to make you cry. (We’ve seen This Time Each Year and we’re here to say:mission accomplished.)
Is Crystal Lowe Directing More Hallmark movies?
Though nothing’s been officially announced yet, it’s likely that Crystal Lowe will be back directing another Hallmark movie in 2025. After the success of Shifting Gears and the anticipation of This Time Each Year, there’s definitely buzz about her next project.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered Cameo in This Time Each Year?
Crystal Lowe teased on both her Instagram and in our interview that Signed, Sealed, Delivered fans might spot a familiar face in her new movie This Time Each Year. While she didn’t reveal exactly who it is, we can’t help but speculate – could it be one of the beloved POstables like Kristin Booth, Eric Mabius, or Geoff Gustafson making a surprise appearance? Keep an eye out, because this possible cameo is sure to excite fans of the series!
Related: What We Loved and Learned from Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Watch the This Time Each Year Trailer (Hallmark Mystery, Miracles of Christmas – 2024)
Other Multi-Talented Hallmark Actors
- Paul Campbell – Writer & Actor
- Kimberley Sustad – Writer & Actor
- Ashley Williams – Actor, Founder of Make Her Mark, Director
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