Freddy Macdonald
Director, Screenwriter, Editor
Born in 2000 in Santa Monica, USA. Joint Swiss and American citizenship. He is the youngest Directing Fellow ever accepted to the AFI Conservatory. His AFI admission short, SEW TORN (2019) received an Oscar-qualifying theatrical release in the USA. His AFI thesis film, SHEDDING ANGELS (2022), won a Student Academy Award and was shortlisted for a student BAFTA. In addition to his narrative work, he directed four music videos for three-time Grammy winner Fantastic Negrito. His debut feature-length fiction film, also titled SEW TORN (2024) premiered at SXSW and headlined on the Piazza Grande at Locarno Film Festival. He is represented by UTA.