Terra Mackintosh (she/her)
Director
Terra Mackintosh is an award-winning actress, producer, writer, and director. Her acting credits include – New York: Back (RAVE Theatre Festival Award for Outstanding Performance), Salty, Grounded, Running Interference (Fringe Excellence in Ensemble Award), Bryony Lavery’s Frozen, Fool for Love (which she also directed). She has appeared on television (Apple TV+, Netflix, HBO, NBC, CBS, Paramount+) and in multiple independent films, including: ‘I Am Like You,’ ‘A Good Marriage’ by Stephen King, and ‘In Defense of Wonder’ (Atlanta Film Festival Selection, NYU Film Festival Craft Award for Lead Actress).
She co-wrote and produced ‘Best Summer Ever,’ the “unprecedented” (Variety) and “unlike anything you’ve seen before” (Forbes) feature made with a fully integrated cast and crew of people with and without disabilities, which was awarded the SXSW 2020 Final Draft Screenwriters Award. The film was named a NYTimes Critics’ Pick, a SXSW 2020 World Premiere Selection, a SXSW 2021 Spotlight Selection, and received raves from The Hollywood Reporter, USAToday, and Indiewire. She returned to SXSW in 2022 for the world premiere of Delta Spirit’s music video “What’s Done is Done,” the first music video to star actors with down syndrome, which she produced. Her feature film screenplay, Serotinous, was named a 2024 Finalist in The Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards & Pitch deck – Sizzle Reel – Trailer Contest. She recently directed Sam Ciavarella’s sold out, one-night-only solo show, LOUDMOUTH. Alongside casting director Danny Gordon, Terra co-founded The Artist’s Space in LA – a studio designed for entertainment industry professionals looking to hone their craft, ignite their creativity, and reconnect with the core of their artistry in a professionally-driven but commercial-free environment. She teaches an ongoing scene study class and writer’s lab.
