Sasha
McKenzie

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Filmmaker
  • Production
  • Camera assist
  • Actor
Base
Auckland, NZ
Trained
Swinburne Film & TV
Crew
Production · Camera
Screen since
2014

Sasha McKenzie is a director, writer and filmmaker trained at Swinburne's ARRI-accredited film school in Melbourne. She grew up on commercial sets in front of the camera, and now works behind it as a director and on crew in production and camera.

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About

Sasha studied film and television at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, learning the full chain of production: development and writing, directing, camera and the edit.

She came to it with years of set experience. From 2014 she worked on commercial campaigns in New Zealand and for the USA, Japan and China, so she knows how a shoot runs from the call sheet to the final setup.

Her directing began on stage. With Charlotte Beech she co-directed and performed Shakespeare productions that won awards three years running. Today she writes and directs her own films and works on crew in production and as a camera assistant.

Sasha McKenzie on set beside a RED cinema camera, her shot on the monitor above
On set · REDA-cam
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What she does

Direction

Director

Shapes performance, shot and story, drawing on years of experience as a performer herself.

Development

Writer

Writes and develops original short-form scripts for her own productions.

Production

Production

Scheduling, call sheets, locations and keeping a shoot on track.

Camera

Camera assist

Camera prep, slating, data and keeping the camera department running on set.

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Films

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Directing for stage

  • Measure for MeasureShakespeare Soirée, 2023 · co-directed with Charlotte Beech · Best Actor in a Tragedy, Most Effective Delivery of Text, Best Connection Between Two ActorsDirector · Actor
  • As You Like ItShakespeare Soirée, 2022 · co-directed with Charlotte Beech · Best Connection Between Two ActorsDirector · Actor
  • Julius CaesarShakespeare Soirée, 2024 · Best Modern InterpretationDirector · Actor
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On screen

Before moving behind the camera, Sasha led commercial campaigns in New Zealand and overseas, including the lead in Toyota's "Guardians" and the Hero Girl in Pfizer's "Dreams" for the USA.

  • Toyota
  • Pfizer
  • Denso
  • Bunnings
  • New World
  • Department of Conservation
  • Ki

Acting representation: Monarch People

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Training

Swinburne University of Technology · Melbourne

Film & Television

Practical screen production at an ARRI-accredited film school: directing, cinematography, editing and screenwriting, with films made on industry-standard kit.

Screen & drama

Foundations

NCEA Level 3 Drama endorsed with Excellence. Teen Acting for TV & Film with Liz Mullane and Rachel Bullock. NZ Stunt School Fight for Camera. Performance Net drama classes, 2016–2019.

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Get in touch

For directing, writing and crew work, contact Sasha directly. For acting and casting, contact Monarch People.

Directing, writing & crew
sasha@sashamckenzie.com
Acting & casting
info@monarchpeople.co.nz
+64 21 866 778