James Mackenzie is a filmmaker based in Atlanta, Georgia.
in production // feature documentary
Perhaps best known as Blaze Foley’s muse, prolific Southern writer Sybil Rosen, is ready to step out from the shadow of a man to tell a story of her own.
Finalist for Southern Documentary Fund
2022 // short film // sci-fi comedy
In the near future, a woman secures a freelance job as a government surveyor. Is her experience good, bad, or neutral?
Atlanta Underground Film Festival, Georgia Film Festival, Les Utopiales Festival International de Science-Fiction
2021 // digital series // dark comedy
A fitness instructor searches for answers after her ominous tarot card reading. Did it predict love… or death?
an OML Original on Revry
2020 // short film // romance
After a one-night stand, a pregnant American attempts to track down the father of her child in Lithuania.
Atlanta Film Festival, Oxford Film Festival, Kansas City International Film Festival, Indy Film Festival, SouthSide Film Festival, Footcandle Film Festival, Georgia Film Festival, Athens International Film + Video Festival
2019 // digital series // romantic comedy
Nikki is committed to finding a unicorn: someone she’s madly attracted to, understands her approach to sexuality, and is actually a good person.
Tribeca N.O.W. Creators Market, Outfest LA, Sidewalk Film Festival, Reeling Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival
streaming via OML
2016 // feature film // crime drama
As graduation approaches, a Catholic schoolgirl plots to murder her best friend's abortion doctor.
St. Louis International Film Festival, Georgia Film Festival, Maryland International Film Festival, SouthSide Film Festival, Norman Film Festival, Suburbinale, Alhambra Theatre Film Festival
2014 // short film // romantic comedy
It's 1988. Audrey hopes to save her crush from losing his virginity to the queen bee. Weapon of choice? A blank cassette tape.
Heartland Film Festival, St. Louis International Film Festival, Dallas International Film Festival, Film Outside the Frame, Hollyshorts, SouthSide Film Festival
2014 // short documentary
Student debt is out of control, but tuition keeps rising. What effect does this have on America and her indebted graduates, and what got us here? This doc seeks to humanize abstract debates over education policy and the student debt crisis.
Moving Picture Institute Film Fellowship, partnered with the American Council for Trustees & Alumni