Marlo McKenzie believes that story can change the world, and to create a better world we must first be able to imagine it.

She is a writer and director originally from Metro Detroit. She’s studied language in France, worked in theater in Germany, and co-founded a video production company that trained homeless youth in Australia. Now based in the San Francisco Bay Area she's just completed a feature-length documentary film about Carol Doda, the nation's first topless dancer. She is also finalizing her feature-length documentary about children who invent imaginary friends and worlds for fun called MY SECRET COUNTRY. Prior to that she she collaborated with the Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning team at Concentric Media to produce BUTTERFLY TOWN USA that is still airing on PBS stations. She also worked on a four-part documentary series called STANDING ON SACRED GROUND.  She holds an MFA from the University of New South Wales in Australia and a BA from Michigan State University. In her spare time she enjoys reading, meditating, visiting museums and hiking in nature.