Ashley McKenzie (director)

Ashley McKenzie is a Canadian director and screenwriter from Cape Breton.

McKenzie was born and raised in New Waterford, Nova Scotia.

Her most recent feature film, Werewolf (2016), a film about two drug addicts in Cape Breton, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and has since won several awards; at the 2016 Atlantic Film Festival, Werewolf won the awards for best director (McKenzie), best actress (MacNeil), and best actor (Gillis). At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards, McKenzie was nominated for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Editing. Gillis was nominated for Best Actor and MacNeil was nominated for Best Actress.

McKenzie has also directed several award-winning short films.

Joe Leydon of Variety described McKenzie's directing style as having "borderline Bressonian austerity."