Marlo McKenzie
Directing
Biography
Marlo McKenzie is a storyteller originally from Metro Detroit. She's studied language in France, worked in theater in Germany, and co-founded a video production company that trains underserved youth in Australia. Since making San Francisco her home, she's worked on several compelling media projects. She believes that story can change the world, and to create a better world we must first be able to imagine it.
Known For
On a fateful San Francisco night in the early '60s, Condor nightclub performer Carol Doda was lowered to the stage on a floating piano, topless. Word spread quickly, setting off a wave of controversy and delight, with raids soon to follow. There was even a trial for the new celebrity. Doda's dry wit and charisma made her an instant sensation of the night club scene: an empowered woman in full control. Or so it seemed.
Carol Doda Topless at the Condor
This documentary profiles the determination of a profoundly deaf boy and his family, as he grows from an early, silent childhood to graduating from The Culinary Institute of America and becoming an award-winning chef at his own trend-setting restaurant.
Chef Darren: The Challenge of Profound Deafness
Butterfly Town, USA follows a community of activists living in Pacific Grove, who are working together to restore the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary.