Freddy Macdonald

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Freddy Macdonald
Born2000 (age 2324)
NationalityAmerican, Swiss
Alma mater American Film Institute
Occupation(s)film director, screenwriter, editor
Years active2016–present

Freddy Macdonald (born 2000) is a US-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and editor. He is the youngest directing fellow ever accepted to the American Film Institute. His critically acclaimed feature film debut Sew Torn premiered at South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2024. [1]

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Life and career

Freddy Macdonald was born in Santa Monica, California. [2] Macdonald's six-minute short film Sew Torn, which he made as part of his application for film school in 2019, was acquired by Searchlight Pictures and qualified for an Academy Award after a theatrical release nationwide alongside Ready or Not . [3] [4] [5] That same year, he was accepted to the American Film Institute, becoming the youngest directing fellow ever accepted to the Conservatory. [2] [6] His AFI graduating thesis film Shedding Angels won a Student Academy Award. [7]

The world premiere of his first feature-length film Sew Torn , which he also edited and co-wrote with his father Fred Macdonald, took place at South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2024. [1] [4] The feature is an expansion of the short film of the same name. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterEditor
2016Gifted: Thanksgiving Post Mortem (short film)YesYesYes
2017The Father of Art (short film)YesYesYes
2018The Coachmen (short film)YesYesYes
2019I'm Good (short film)YesYesYes
2019Sew Torn (short film)YesYesYes
2022Shedding Angels (short film)YesYesNo
2024 Sew Torn (feature film)YesYesYes

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
2022 Student Academy Awards Narrative ShortShedding AngelsWon [9]
2024 South By Southwest Film Festival Visions Sew Torn Nominated [1]

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