| Birth Date: | 4 August 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Alice Maio Mackay (born August 4, 2004) is an Australian filmmaker best known for writing and directing the 2023 queer horror films T Blockers and Satranic Panic.[1]
Maio Mackay was born in Adelaide.[2]
Since 2017, Maio Mackay has produced work under her own company, One Manner Productions. Many of her works are crowdfunded.[3] After directing a string of short films, Maio Mackay's debut feature, So Vam, was released in 2021, followed by Bad Girl Boogey the next year. Her subsequent two features, T Blockers and Satranic Panic, premiered in 2023.[4]
Maio Mackay's fifth feature film was announced in May 2023.[5] The title, Carnage for Christmas, was revealed that August.[6]
Maio Mackay cites Gregg Araki as a major influence on her filmmaking and incorporates elements of camp into her work.[7] [1]
Maio Mackay is a transgender woman.[7] She resides in Sydney.[2]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bestia | Short film | ||||
| 2019 | Smothered | Short film, also cinematographer and editor | ||||
| A Tale of the Laundry Game | Short film | |||||
| Love and Blood | ||||||
| 2020 | Tooth 4 Tooth | |||||
| 2021 | The Serpent's Nest | |||||
| So Vam | ||||||
| 2022 | Bad Girl Boogey | |||||
| 2023 | T Blockers | |||||
| Satranic Panic | ||||||
| 2024 | Carnage for Christmas |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Book Club | 2 episodes | |||||
| 2022 | It Listens from the Radio | Podcast, 1 episode |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Los Angeles Film Awards | Best Young Filmmaker | Tooth 4 Tooth | [8] | |
| 2023 | Popcorn Frights Film Festival | Best Feature Film | T Blockers | [9] [10] | |
| L.A. Outfest | Special Programming Award for Emerging Talent |