Kenzie Elizabeth

Kenzie Elizabeth (she/her/hers) is a queer filmmaker+director+writer+actor, from Chicago.

As a filmmaker, Kenzie started in producing — after producing a myriad of series' and short films by comedians out of Second City in Chicago, she started writing and directing her own work. Her short film, Pinkwashing for a Cure, was a viral piece featured on The Huffington Post, Upworthy, and Women You Should Know, for bringing a satirical light to the injustice behind breast health. Her award winning short film, Ponytail, played across the country in festivals throughout 2018, picking up Audience’s Choice, Best Made in Chicago, and Best Female Filmmaker awards. Ponytail is now distributed by Pixquid. She also co-directed Good Mothers, an official HBO Latino Shorts selection, written by Wendy Mateo and Lorena Diaz of Fred Armisen’s Dominezuelan Consulate. Space and Pride With the Adler Planetarium

“Fighting for equality is Pride. A galaxy of so many different stars, is still one galaxy, united towards this goal. Black Lives Matter.” By Kenzie Elizabeth

In 2020, she directed and executive produced the short, Pathetic Woman — a surreal love story written by E.R. Fightmaster of Grey’s Anatomy and Hulu’s Shrill, and Katy Fullan of Adult Swim’s Luxury. The film was featured in international film festivals, the Indianapolis LGBTQ Film Festival, and featured in Autostraddle as “Art/Culture to Follow”.

The short film, My Black: A Haitian American Story, premiered 2020, is part documentary and part poetry, diving into poet Alex Dauphin's Haitian roots, and ultimately, her identity as a Black woman in America.