Mackai Sharp

Born to a Canadian mother and Maori (New Zealand) Father, Mackai Sharp is a Director, Photographer and Creative Director, known for Before The Beauty Is Gone (2021) and Tangerine (2019). His work covers a diverse spectrum of genres and mediums, from music videos to photo reporting to documentary films. As of 2021, he is based on Vancouver Island, Canada. Mackai has been filmmaking and creating since he was 8 years old, often fostering and researching his own arts education as no school programs would accept him to study due to his young age. Since graduating from high school, his work has been screened and awarded internationally with his films playing across Canada, Europe and Asia with upcoming showings in the USA and South America. Adjacent to filmmaking, his work in photography both reporting and creative has been seen in exhibition and published nationally.