JLee MacKenzie
Filmmaker & Artist
ABOUT
Jeremy Lee MacKenzie (JLee) is an American filmmaker & artist. His films have premiered at film festivals around the world including Whoopi Goldberg's animated shorts at Tribeca Film Festival, The American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at Cannes Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and won the 2021 Jury Award at Champs-Élysées Film Festival in Paris.
He earned his Master of Fine Arts degree at USC School of Cinematic Arts on a George Lucas Scholarship, and studied motion capture at the Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts. He holds a BFA in Creative Media from Champlain College and is a Right of Return USA Fellow.
In 2024 he received the Douglas-Lanahan Award from the Vermont International Film Foundation for outstanding contributions to the community through film. In 2018 he won the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Award, and in 2017 he received the James Goldstone Emerging Filmmaker Award for his biographical film Hidden Blueprints, which was co-produced by Julie Pacino.
JLee is a filmmaker who works in any genre or medium with a compelling story, often focused on magical realism, comedy and uplifting stories about overcoming life challenges.