I Am Mackenzie

I Am Mackenzie

Caught among toxic masculinity, a sequin dress and a teenage crush, a teen skater, growing up in rural Texas, will have sex for the first time in the back of their dad’s truck.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Artemis Anastasiadou
Script: Brittany Worhtington
Cinematography: Sarah Hennigan
Editing: Spiros Kokkas
Sound: Isaac Burns, Kostas Fylaktidis
Music: Jesus A. Gerdel
Actors: Alan Nguyen, Shonagh Smith
Producers: Artemis Anastasiadou, Lauren Izard, Spiros Kokkas
Sets: Arri Caviness
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: USA
Production Year: 2019
Duration: 20´
Contact: Artemis Anastasiadou, anastasiadouartemis@gmail.com
Awards/Distinctions: Tonia Marketaki Award for Best Female Director – Drama Short FF 2019, SXSW Grand Jury Award-Texas Short – SXSW FF 2019

Artemis Anastasiadou

She is a director and screenwriter from Thessaloniki. She studied theater at the department of Fine Arts at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Film Directing at the University of Austin, Texas. Her latest film I am Mackenzie won the Texas Best Short Film Award at SXSW 2019, and the Tonia Marketaki Award at the Drama International Short Film Festival.

Filmography

2017 Calling (short)
2019 I am Mackenzie (short)
2021 To Vancouver (short)