JLee MacKenzie is a director & animator who earned his MFA in filmmaking at USC School of Cinematic Arts. His films have screened at festivals across the US and internationally including Tribeca Film Festival, animated shorts curated by Whoopi Goldberg, the American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at Cannes Film Festival and recently won the Jury Award for American short films at Champs-Élysées Film Festival in Paris.
Filmography
Writer (12 Credits)
Charlie & Addy
Screenplay
EXEGESIS (Part 1)
Screenplay
Turtles Fly
Screenplay, Short Script
Turtles Fly (Reginald)
Student, Screenplay, Short Script
The 40th Beard2022
Documentary
The Animal Court2021
Animation, Short, Television
There's a Prison on Fire in the Forest2021
Animation, Short, Student
There’s a Prison on Fire in the Forest (360 VR)2021
Student, Virtual Reality, 360 Video, Other
The Legend of Mikey2020
Short
There are Bunnies on Fire in the Forest2020
Animation, Short
Hidden Blueprints2018
Short, Other
FLICKER2016
Short, Student
Director (11 Credits)
EXEGESIS (Part 1)
Screenplay
The 40th Beard2022
Documentary
The Animal Court2021
Animation, Short, Television
There's a Prison on Fire in the Forest2021
Animation, Short, Student
There’s a Prison on Fire in the Forest (360 VR)2021
Student, Virtual Reality, 360 Video, Other
The Covid is a Monster in the Forest2020
Short, Student
The Legend of Mikey2020
Short
There are Bunnies on Fire in the Forest2020
Animation, Short
The Greatest Night2019
Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short
Hidden Blueprints2018
Short, Other
FLICKER2016
Short, Student
Acting (8 Credits)
The 40th Beard2022
Documentary
The Animal Court2021
Animation, Short, Television
There's a Prison on Fire in the Forest2021
Animation, Short, Student
There’s a Prison on Fire in the Forest (360 VR)2021
Student, Virtual Reality, 360 Video, Other
The Covid is a Monster in the Forest2020
Short, Student
The Legend of Mikey2020
Short
The Greatest Night2019
Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short
Hidden Blueprints2018
Short, Other
Producer (4 Credits)
The 40th Beard2022
Documentary
The Animal Court2021
Animation, Short, Television
The Covid is a Monster in the Forest2020
Short, Student
The Greatest Night2019
Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short
Motion Capture & Animation (1 Credit)
The Animal Court2021
Animation, Short, Television
Cine (1 Credit)
The Covid is a Monster in the Forest2020
Short, Student
Writer/Director (1 Credit)
Truth2019
Short, Student
4 Awards & Selections
Jury Award, American Short Films There's a Prison on Fire in the Forest
Champs-Élysées Film Festival Paris
2021
Animated shorts curated by Whoopi Goldberg There are Bunnies on Fire in the Forest
Tribeca Film Festival 2021 New York, New York
2021
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Award Hidden Blueprints
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Middlebury, VT
2018
James Goldstone Emerging Filmmaker Award Hidden Blueprints
Vermont International Film Festival Burlington, VT