Mackenzie Kram

Education

About me

Mackenzie Kram is an aspiring filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter residing in Palm Springs, California. In high school, he was a member of his school's television production program for three years. After graduating high school, he enrolled in Miami-Dade College and earned an Associates Degree in Mass Communications before transferring to Florida International University to earn his Bachelor's in Communication Arts.

In the summer of 2016, Mackenzie became the Co-Producer and Second Assistant Director of "Quimera," a short film about a passionate artist who creates the work of his life by receiving the visit he desperately needed. Simultaneously, Mackenzie's desire to become a filmmaker landed him a membership in For Reel? Pictures, a non-profit organization dedicated to building filmmakers in the State of Florida. His time in For Reel? Pictures is best known for creating the organization's website and producing his first film "Phony Pop-Up" (2018), a docudrama exploring the dangers of tech support scams on unsuspecting victims. In addition to being the writer and producer, "Phony Pop-Up" was also Mackenzie's first starring role. The film was screened at the 2018 FIU Panther Film Festival.

Independently, Mackenzie was an active participant in Florida International University's Film Club, allowing him to attend film-related workshops and network with filmmakers outside For Reel? Pictures. In the spring of 2018, he starred as Charlie Reed in Jorge Coll's mocumentary "A Mime of a Time," which was also screened at the 2018 FIU Panther Film Festival. The following spring, he participated in the FIU screenwriter's competition by writing "Landmark on Eighth Street," a sci-fi romance-comedy about an architecture student taking his relationship to a different dimension by designing a landmark for their university. Although the screenplay wasn't selected as the winning script, it became the first proposed story taking place on a revitalized Eighth Street in front of Florida International University.

In February 2019, Mackenzie left For Reel? Pictures to separate himself from the organization and exercise himself as a true independent filmmaker. A month later, he released "Birthday Firing" (2019), a drama mini-short highlighting the consequences of employee misconduct when an employer fires a woman on her birthday for spending company money on a cruise. On April 30, 2019, six weeks after releasing "Birthday Firing," he released "Fear From Behind" (2019), a drama/suspense thriller taking viewers on a suspenseful chase when a man must save his girlfriend from being sexually assaulted by a complete stranger.

Recently Mackenzie released "Blind Lock," a short drama about a man searching for a way back into his house after locking himself out. In addition, Mackenzie started collaborating with Animatopia Studios to assist members with writing their screenplays.

Mackenzie's style of storytelling exposes ordinary people to extraordinary situations to bridge the gap between fact and fiction. He also strives in emphasizing action and reaction over dialogue, enabling his characters to match their emotions to the tone of the story.

Currently, Mackenzie lives in Palm Springs, California, where he is seeking to assert himself as an actor and filmmaker. He is also working on several short scripts and three feature-length screenplays.

Additional Information

Mackenzie has advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and Microsoft Powerpoint. Mackenzie also has intermediate knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro and Window's Movie Maker.

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Producer/Director
Job Titles	AD (2nd), Cinematographer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Location Manager, Producer, Producer/Director, Screenwriter
Years in industry	1 to 3 years
Experienced in	Film (Short)
Interested in	Arts, Biography, Childrens, Documentary, Drama Reconstruction, Film (Feature), Film (LB), Film (Short), Health, Natural History, Reality TV, Television, Travel
Languages Spoken	English, French, Spanish
Own a car?	No