Mackenzie Sheppard is a Canadian commercial director based in Tokyo, born in the UK and raised in Japan from age five. His tech portfolio includes Apple’s The New MacBook Pro / Scary Fast (2023), Work Is Worth It (shot on iPhone; Shots Asia Best Editing Gold 2024; Cannes Lions 2025 Film Craft Editing shortlist), and Mac does that spots Bronzed and Unplugged (Kinsale Shark Awards 2025 Best Comedy Direction shortlist), plus HP Tap (Shots Ad of the Year direction; AICP animation recognition), Microsoft/Windows Doppelgamer for Droga5, Amazon Cat Castle, and Samsung. Sports and culture credits include Nike’s Juku music video (Cannes Lions 2023 Film Silver Lion), Adidas Ekiden and 2024 Under Pressure, The New York Times’ More of Life Brought to Life for Droga5 (nine Cannes Lions shortlists), recurring IKEA work including Second Life, and Guinness Liberty Fields (AICP Best Web Film 2020). Awards span Cannes Young Director Awards 2015–2016, D&AD Yellow Pencil 2024 and Wood Pencil 2025, Spikes Best Director Gold 2023, multiple Shots Asia/America and CLIO director and craft wins, and Ciclope metals. Craft practice includes 35mm and 16mm capture, analogue celluloid interventions for NYT ticker text, hybrid Cinema 4D/After Effects/in-camera builds, and zero-VFX practical nature work.