Freddy Macdonald (born October 12, 2000) is a US-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and editor.
[4] Macdonald's six-minute short film Sew Torn, which he made as part of his application for film school in 2019, was acquired by Searchlight Pictures and qualified for an Academy Award after a theatrical release nationwide alongside Ready or Not.
[5][6][7] Executive produced by Academy Award winner Peter Spears, it was watched by Joel Coen who met with Macdonald and advised turning the short into an independent feature.
[4][9] His AFI graduating thesis film Shedding Angels won a Student Academy Award.
The film has been positively reviewed and featured in Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Mashable, and Collider, among others.