McKenzi Vanderberg is a writer/director committed to films with a social message, particularly in the horror genre, that explore the diverse, complicated female experience.

A recent MFA graduate from USC's School of Cinematic Arts, McKenzi has written, directed, and produced multiple short films, screening at more than thirty film festivals. Most notably, McKenzi's graduate thesis film, Morse Code, won the Student DGA Award in the Women's Category (Grand Prize), the Industry Award for Best Genre Film at USC's First Look, and secured distribution with Gunpowder & Sky's horror streaming service, ALTER. Written during her time at USC, McKenzi's first feature screenplay placed in the Top 50 of the Academy Nicholl Fellowship (2022).

In addition to writing and directing, McKenzi has a passion for development and creative producing as seen in her experience with Blumhouse Productions, Fangoria Studios, Paper Street Pictures, and K Period Media's inaugural Horror Screenwriting Lab.

Prior to USC, McKenzi worked for the nonprofit arthouse Enzian Theater as Development Manager and Film Programmer for the Oscar-accredited Florida Film Festival.

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