CONTACT
Mackenzie Leigh
mackenzie@memorypillfilms.com

FEATURE FILMS

DAUGHTER OF THE SUN

Coming Soon

FEATURE FILM | post-production
WRITER / DIRECTOR | ryan ward
PRODUCER | mackenzie leigh
DP | craig range

THE AQUANAUT AND THE SHIPWRECK

a story told backwards through time charting the depths of a 40 year marriage
between two professional novelists and their lifelong relationship with the husband’s ex-lover

FEATURE FILM | pre-production
WRITER / DIRECTOR | ryan ward
PRODUCER | mackenzie leigh

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NORTHERN LIGHTS

a teenage girl’s struggle to become a pro snowmobiler takes a dramatic turn
when she discovers she’s pregnant, forcing her to navigate the harsh realities of poverty,
motherhood, and betrayal as she races to chase her dreams and escape her remote northern hometown

FEATURE FILM | in development
WRITER / DIRECTOR | mackenzie leigh
PRODUCER | ryan ward

MOTHER NIGHT

after being diagnosed with cancer, a middle-aged housewife experiences
a series of unsettling visits from her deceased mother that cause her to
re-examine her life choices

FEATURE | in development
WRITER / DIRECTOR | ryan ward
PRODUCER | mackenzie leigh

PURE SCIENCE FICTION

a young architect’s life unravels when he starts to believe he can see
his own past and future lives. escaping into the deep wilderness, he begins
a journey to discover the answers to some of life’s most profound questions

FEATURE FILM | in development
WRITER / DIRECTOR | ryan ward
PRODUCER | mackenzie leigh

SON OF THE SUNSHINE

a socially disconnected young man with tourette syndrome undergoes an experimental surgery to correct his disorder, but as his
symptoms start to fade, so does his ability to heal the sick and dying

*Canadian Screen Award Nominee | Best Original Screenplay

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SHORT FILMS

OUR SECRET

when a curious 9-year-old girl embarks on a journey of exploration with her mother,
she discovers the power of her imagination and the unlimited possibilities of the human spirit

SHORT FILM | 8 mins
WRITER / DIRECTOR | ryan ward
PRODUCER | mackenzie leigh
DP | nathaniel regier

TIME TRAVELING THROUGH TIME

a wannabe film director becomes embroiled in a battle against the laws of time and space when his
attempts to recreate the iconic black and white, photograph-only, time travel film, La Jetée, spiral out of control

SHORT FILM | 13 mins
WRITER / DIRECTOR | ryan ward
PRODUCER | mackenzie leigh
DP | bill moldt

HEALER

a young woman grapples with the untimely death of her sister,
seeking solace in an imagined reality where they grew up together

SHORT FILM | 14 mins
WRITER / DIRECTOR | mackenzie leigh
PRODUCER | ryan ward
DP | nathaniel regier

MEMORIES OF YOUTH

a nostalgic search for meaning and connection in recollections of the past

SHORT FILM | 3 mins
WRITER / DIRECTOR | nathan flores
PRODUCERS | mackenzie leigh / ryan ward / nathan flores
DP | nathan flores

TO ALL THAT WE ARE

a dreamlike love story exploring the newfound relationship between two queer twenty-somethings

SHORT FILM | 5 mins
WRITER / DIRECTOR | kristian cahatol
PRODUCERS | mackenzie leigh / ryan ward / kristian cahatol
DP | nathan flores

IN THE BEGINNING WAS WATER AND SKY

a haunting fairytale blending fantasy and real life events as two native american
children navigate the dark corners of history trying to find their way back
to a home that may be lost forever

SHORT FILM | 13 mins
WRITER / DIRECTOR | ryan ward
PRODUCER | mackenzie leigh
DP | michael leblanc

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AMERIKA

a portrait of two parents and their 8-year-old son struggling against
the harsh realities of inner-city life in an alternate version of modern-day america

SHORT FILM | 14 mins
WRITER / DIRECTOR | ryan ward
PRODUCER | mackenzie leigh
DP | eduardo ramirez gonzalez ADFC

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