filM + DIRECTING

 

a real one

A SHORT FILM WRITTEN + DIRECTED BY MCKENZIE CHINN

 

A bright teenager on Chicago’s south side learns the power and beauty of true friendship when a closely-held secret is discovered amid the final weeks of her senior year in high school.

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A REAL ONE is the stand-alone short film and proof-of-concept for the Sundance supported feature of the same name, starring Eris Baker + Ireon Roach. The short film is currently screening at film festivals across the U.S. Details at areal1film.com

 

ALAIYO AT DEFINITION THEATRE

MCKENZIE MADE HER STAGE DIRECTORIAL DEBUT WITH ALAIYO BY MICAH ARIEL WATSON AT DEFINITION THEATRE

FEB 2023

 

When she realizes that she's in love with her best friend Kofi, hopeless romantic Ariel sets out on a quest to tell him how she feels...and make a pilgrimage to the shores of Africa. Inspired by A RAISIN IN THE SUN, Ariel seeks to heal a 400 year old wound through her journey toward selfhood. As she grapples with the gray space of being neither fully African nor fully American, she uncovers the darkest parts of herself and the sweet spots in her Black American identity. This choreopoem samples the old and makes space for the new as Ariel sails to Ghana to confess her love to Kofi.

 

FIRST YOU NEED A BODY

A poetrymusic video by Growing Concerns Poetry Collective, Directed by McKenzie Chinn

 

Type Love

A music video by Mykele Deville, directed by McKenzie Chinn and Gregory Dixon

 

OLYMPIA (Trailer)

A feature film written by and starring McKenzie Chinn, Directed by Gregory Dixon

Now streaming on Amazon Prime