About
Sarah Mackenzie (she/her) is a cultural strategist, documentary filmmaker, and a media arts curator based in Tio'Tia:Ke/Montreal, working at the forefront of art, technology, and social good.
She is currently MUTEK’s Director of Creative Developement and the 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 culture projects for creative studios, brands, and media outlets. As an expert on culture, technology and digital art, Sarah is a regular speaker on these topics internationally, most recently at SXSW, Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), AVA London, Future of Festivals Berlin, Art Basel, Linecheck Milan, and Water & Music’s Wavelength Summit.
Previously, she was the Director of Marketing at entertainment studio Gentilhomme and Head of Content for Red Bull Media House, where she spearheaded multiple documentaries and all unscripted content in Canada, from the artist profile series Queued Up to the snowboard series Brothers McMorris.
She is currently MUTEK’s Director of Creative Developement and the 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 culture projects for creative studios, brands, and media outlets. As an expert on culture, technology and digital art, Sarah is a regular speaker on these topics internationally, most recently at SXSW, Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), AVA London, Future of Festivals Berlin, Art Basel, Linecheck Milan, and Water & Music’s Wavelength Summit.
Previously, she was the Director of Marketing at entertainment studio Gentilhomme and Head of Content for Red Bull Media House, where she spearheaded multiple documentaries and all unscripted content in Canada, from the artist profile series Queued Up to the snowboard series Brothers McMorris.
Sarah is also a key collaborator of Impostor Cities, Canada’s official representation at the 2021 Venice Biennale in Architecture. Impostor Cities was additinoally exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (MOCA) in 2023.
Past and present clients include Red Bull, CHANEL, CBC Music, MUTEK, Coach, Listen Sound Agency, Asahi, eBay, C2 Montreal, Jigsaw Productions, What’s Really Good Studios, T B A Architecture & Design, Daily tous les jours, Red Bull Music Academy, Outside Music, and more.
Sarah’s work has been featured in The New York Times, CBC Music, Pitchfork, HYPEBEAST, designboom, CLOT Magazine, and more.
Sarah also sits on the 2025 Polaris Music Prize jury.
She is available for freelance and work inquiries.
Get in touch at hello@smackenzie.ca
Past and present clients include Red Bull, CHANEL, CBC Music, MUTEK, Coach, Listen Sound Agency, Asahi, eBay, C2 Montreal, Jigsaw Productions, What’s Really Good Studios, T B A Architecture & Design, Daily tous les jours, Red Bull Music Academy, Outside Music, and more.
Sarah’s work has been featured in The New York Times, CBC Music, Pitchfork, HYPEBEAST, designboom, CLOT Magazine, and more.
Sarah also sits on the 2025 Polaris Music Prize jury.
She is available for freelance and work inquiries.
Get in touch at hello@smackenzie.ca