Film
Director
Roderick MacKay
Roderick MacKay is a Western Australian writer/director with a BA is visual Arts. His brief filmography demonstrates a cinematic sophistication and knack for immersive world building.
In 2009-10, Roderick co-directed, produced, wrote and edited the short film Trigger – a neo-noir/drama set in 1970s Italy, but made entirely in Western Australia. Trigger has received over 1.3M plays on Vimeo, where it was selected for ‘Staff Picks’ and ‘Short of the Week’.
In 2013-14, Roderick directed, wrote, produced and edited the highly ambitious short film Factory293 – a drama/thriller set in 1940s blizzardswept Russia and shot entirely in the outskirts of Perth in summer. Factory293 achieved its convincing look through practical snow effects and over 200 digital-VFX shots.
As an emergent writer/director, Roderick was selected for ScreenWest’s 2015 ‘Script Development Track Program’ and participated in the 2015 ‘eQuinoxe Europe’ workshop. THE FURNACE is Roderick’s debut feature film as a writer, director and executive producer.
In 2009-10, Roderick co-directed, produced, wrote and edited the short film Trigger – a neo-noir/drama set in 1970s Italy, but made entirely in Western Australia. Trigger has received over 1.3M plays on Vimeo, where it was selected for ‘Staff Picks’ and ‘Short of the Week’.
In 2013-14, Roderick directed, wrote, produced and edited the highly ambitious short film Factory293 – a drama/thriller set in 1940s blizzardswept Russia and shot entirely in the outskirts of Perth in summer. Factory293 achieved its convincing look through practical snow effects and over 200 digital-VFX shots.
As an emergent writer/director, Roderick was selected for ScreenWest’s 2015 ‘Script Development Track Program’ and participated in the 2015 ‘eQuinoxe Europe’ workshop. THE FURNACE is Roderick’s debut feature film as a writer, director and executive producer.
