Faculty Member
Jenny Mackenzie, Ph.D. is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker whose mission is to produce films that promote social change. Her films include KICK LIKE A GIRL, WHERE’S HERBIE? SUGAR BABIES, LEAD WITH LOVE & DYING IN VEIN, THE OPIATE GENERATION and the 2018 Sundance & Emmy award winning Film QUIET HEROES. Her films have aired on top broadcast and VOD channels such as HBO, HULU, PBS, and Amazon Prime, and have received praise in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Boston Globe.
Jenny’s films have received grant support from Chicken & Egg Films, The Sorenson Legacy Foundation, Fledgling Fund, Artemis Rising, The Larry H. Miller
Foundation & The Eccles Foundation. She has a BA from Brown University, a Master's degree from Simmon's College and a Ph.D. from the University of Utah. She has worked in collaboration with the Utah Film Center for over 14 years, under the leadership of her friend, mentor and producer Geralyn White Dreyfous.
Major: Social Work
Digital Cinema Production I, Spring 2024
Documentary II, Spring 2024
Senior Capstone II, Spring 2024
Sundance Documentary Film, Spring 2024
In a prestigious NYC film festival, The Right To Read won the Audience Award based on audience votes from our two in person screenings, and two virtual screening.
I moderated a panel discussion afterwards at the festival for our film participants.
