Ian MacKenzie is an awardwinning filmmaker & media activist based in the Pacific Northwest. His work has appeared in The New York Times, National Geographic TV, CBC Documentary, The Globe and Mail, Adbusters, and film festivals around the world. His focus covers a range of diverse topics & subjects, though all fall under his mission of uncovering and amplifying stories of the emerging paradigm.
In 2016, he’s releasing Amplify Her, a new documentary exploring women in electronic music. Previously, he coproduced Velcrow Ripper’s feature film Occupy Love (2013), and earlier that year the short film Reactor (2013) about postFukushima Japan. Sacred Economics (2012) is one of his most popular web films, in collaboration with author Charles Eisenstein. Ian’s previous short The Revolution Is Love (2011) was named one of the top 10 Occupy films to watch 2011.
Along with film, Ian teaches and lectures widely on crowdfunding, having successfully raised over 1 million dollars over 40+ campaigns.