Sarah Mackenzie

Sarah Mackenzie (she/her) is a cultural strategist, documentary filmmaker, and media arts curator based in Montreal, working at the intersection of art, technology, and social good. She is currently the Director of MUTEK Forum, MUTEK’s platform dedicated to exploring, developing, and showcasing creative technologies for artistic research, creation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. In this role, she leads the AI Ecologies Lab and oversees programming for the annual arts and technology symposium. Over the past decade, she has spearheaded cultural projects for creative studios, brands, and media companies, including Red Bull Music Academy, CHANEL, Coach, the Venice Biennale of Architecture, Asahi, CBC, and many others. As an expert in culture, technology, and digital art, Sarah is a regular international speaker, most recently presenting at SXSW, AVA London, Future of Festivals Berlin, Art Basel, C2 Montreal, and Water & Music’s Wavelength Summit. She is also a documentary filmmaker, currently co-directing her first feature film, which explores how we shape our sense of identity in the digital era. The project is produced by EyeSteel Film.

Sarah has been a member of Ada X since 2025. With a practice in media arts, and multimedia art, she has experience in facilitation, curation, journalism, filmmaking, and community organizing.

https://smackenzie.ca/

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