Visiting Filmmakers Series: Class Visit - Mahrya MacIntire with "Muscle Memory"

Mahrya MacIntire

Mahrya MacIntire's work explores topics related to community (re)building, trauma healing, and neurodivergence, from an embodied perspective. Fascinated with the intersection of visual anthropology, pattern illumination, and creative strategy, she approaches each project as a kinetic historical collage.

Mahrya was selected by DOC NYC to join their 40 Under 40 class of 2024. She is a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Television Academy. In addition to HBO, her work has screened at AFI DOCS, DOC NYC, IDFA, Urbanworld, the National Building Museum, Georgetown Law School, University of Virginia, Johns Hopkins, University of Oklahoma, and George Mason University. She has also contributed to projects for Netflix, PBS, Glamour magazine, FKA Twigs, and VICE.

In 2025, Mahrya began teaching creative entrepreneurship to MA and MFA students in the Film & Media Arts program at American University. She has served on the George Mason University Film School Advisory Board since 2022 and enjoys mentoring students through internship opportunities with her and partner Jay Hutchinson’s production company, STILLWORKS PICTURES.

Based in Washington, DC, Mahrya is a graduate of the Film and Television Production program at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. She is currently in production on her doc feature directorial debut. When she's not on location or at her desk, she can often be found filming macros in the woods or cozied up with her cats.