James Mackenzie, M.F.A.
Associate Director, Film
Director, Film in Italy Study Abroad Program
Office locationFilm & Digital Media Building, 115,
Courses Taught
- MDST 1110 - Film Appreciation
- MDST 1500 - Seminar on the Film & Digital Media Industry
- MDST 2500 - Production I
- MDST 3000 - Acting for the Camera I
- MDST 3150 - Pre-Production
- MDST 3200 - Audio Production for Visual Media
- MDST 3300 - Directing for Motion Pictures I
- MDST 3500 - Production II
- MDST 3700 - Post-Production
- MDST 4300 - Directing for Motion Pictures II
- MDST 4500 - Cinematography
- MDST 4590 - Topics for Film & Digital Media
- COMM 4900 - Senior Capstone
Education
- M.F.A., Film & Television Production, Loyola Marymount University, 2014
- B.A., Drama, University of Dallas, 2009
Work Experience
Creative Work
- Three Men Named Mantas, narrative short, writer/director, 2020
- Tough Love, web series, director, 2019
- American Zealot, narrative feature, writer/director/producer, 2016
- Audrey Makes a Mixtape, narrative short, writer/director/producer, 2014
Personal Information
Mackenzie’s MFA thesis, Audrey Makes a Mixtape, was recognized on the US BAFTA Student Awards shortlist, and as a member of the Film Independent Incubator Lab, he helmed his award-winning first feature, American Zealot. He recently brought his web series Tough Love to the Tribeca N.O.W. Creators Market, and premiered Three Men Named Mantas, an international co-production shot in Lithuania, at the 2020 Atlanta Film Festival.