For his work on the Todd Haynes drama May December, he was nominated alongside his wife Samy Burch at the 96th Academy Awards.
[3] After graduating from college, Mechanik worked as a production assistant on reality television programs such as The Apprentice.
The pair later collaborated on the screenplay for May December, a 2023 feature directed by Todd Haynes and starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore.
[2] As of early 2024, Mechanik is set to direct a feature film starring O-Lan Jones for Gloria Sanchez Productions, the company that produced May December, based on a script he developed with Burch.
[4][2] While studying at New York University, Mechanik met Samy Burch, with whom he would collaborate on a number of short films as well as the story for May December.