Mackenzie Leigh is a producer based in Manitoba, Canada and Los Angeles, California. Winner of the U.S. INPUT Producer Award, Mackenzie is a fellow of the Berlinale JETS Initiative, Hot Docs Accelerator Program, Telefilm's Producers Without Borders at EFM, and Women in Film (WIF) LA's Creative Producing Program. Her newest feature film, DAUGHTER OF THE SUN, screened at Fantasia (Audience Award), Berlinale 2024 (Perspective Canada), and Fantaspoa (Best Actor). Mackenzie also produced the feature film, SON OF THE SUNSHINE (Slamdance, Raindance, VIFF), which was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award (Canadian Oscar® equivalent) and called "a mature, immediately involving story" (Indiewire). Additional credits include IN THE BEGINNING WAS WATER AND SKY (PBS), AMERIKA (INPUT TV Best Film), OUR SECRET, TIME TRAVELING THROUGH TIME (PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights, SIFF, Flickers' Rhode Island First Prize, Omeleto), MEMORIES OF YOUTH (CBC), and TO ALL THAT WE ARE (Inside Out TIFF Lightbox). Mackenzie's directorial short debut, HEALER, screened at multiple Oscar® qualifying festivals, winning the EDA Award Special Mention presented by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists at the Whistler Film Festival and the Youth Award for Best Short Film at Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival. Mackenzie is developing her directorial debut feature, NORTHERN LIGHTS.
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