Alice Maio Mackay | |
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Born |
Alice Maio Mackay (born August 4, 2004) is an Australian filmmaker best known for writing and directing the 2023 queer horror films T Blockers and Satranic Panic. [1]
Maio Mackay was born in Adelaide. [2]
Since 2017, Maio Mackay has produced work under her own company, One Manner Productions. Many of her works are crowdfunded. [3] After directing a string of short films, Maio Mackay's debut feature, So Vam, was released in 2021, followed by Bad Girl Boogey the next year. Her subsequent two features, T Blockers and Satranic Panic, premiered in 2023. [4]
Maio Mackay's fifth feature film was announced in May 2023. [5] The title, Carnage for Christmas, was revealed that August. [6]
Maio Mackay cites Gregg Araki as a major influence on her filmmaking and incorporates elements of camp into her work. [7] [1]
Maio Mackay is a transgender woman. [7] She resides in Sydney. [2]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Bestia | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
2019 | Smothered | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film, also cinematographer and editor |
A Tale of the Laundry Game | Yes | Yes | No | Short film | |
Love and Blood | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2020 | Tooth 4 Tooth | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2021 | The Serpent's Nest | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
So Vam | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | |
2022 | Bad Girl Boogey | Yes | Yes | Yes | — |
2023 | T Blockers | Yes | Yes | Yes | — |
Satranic Panic | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | |
2024 | Carnage for Christmas † | Yes | Yes | Yes | Post-production |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Book Club | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 episodes |
2022 | It Listens from the Radio | No | Yes | No | No | Podcast, 1 episode |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Los Angeles Film Awards | Best Young Filmmaker | Tooth 4 Tooth | Won | [8] |
2023 | Popcorn Frights Film Festival | Best Feature Film | T Blockers | Nominated [a] | [9] [10] |
L.A. Outfest | Special Programming Award for Emerging Talent | Won | [10] |
Alice Maio Mackay | |
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Born |
Alice Maio Mackay (born August 4, 2004) is an Australian filmmaker best known for writing and directing the 2023 queer horror films T Blockers and Satranic Panic. [1]
Maio Mackay was born in Adelaide. [2]
Since 2017, Maio Mackay has produced work under her own company, One Manner Productions. Many of her works are crowdfunded. [3] After directing a string of short films, Maio Mackay's debut feature, So Vam, was released in 2021, followed by Bad Girl Boogey the next year. Her subsequent two features, T Blockers and Satranic Panic, premiered in 2023. [4]
Maio Mackay's fifth feature film was announced in May 2023. [5] The title, Carnage for Christmas, was revealed that August. [6]
Maio Mackay cites Gregg Araki as a major influence on her filmmaking and incorporates elements of camp into her work. [7] [1]
Maio Mackay is a transgender woman. [7] She resides in Sydney. [2]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Bestia | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
2019 | Smothered | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film, also cinematographer and editor |
A Tale of the Laundry Game | Yes | Yes | No | Short film | |
Love and Blood | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2020 | Tooth 4 Tooth | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2021 | The Serpent's Nest | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
So Vam | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | |
2022 | Bad Girl Boogey | Yes | Yes | Yes | — |
2023 | T Blockers | Yes | Yes | Yes | — |
Satranic Panic | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | |
2024 | Carnage for Christmas † | Yes | Yes | Yes | Post-production |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Book Club | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 episodes |
2022 | It Listens from the Radio | No | Yes | No | No | Podcast, 1 episode |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Los Angeles Film Awards | Best Young Filmmaker | Tooth 4 Tooth | Won | [8] |
2023 | Popcorn Frights Film Festival | Best Feature Film | T Blockers | Nominated [a] | [9] [10] |
L.A. Outfest | Special Programming Award for Emerging Talent | Won | [10] |