Ross Macartney
Writer | Producer | Director
about ross
An American producer, writer, actor, and director. Macartney grew up in Bentonville, AR and started his career in Wilmington, NC interning at Ciné Partners and Panavision.
After an early screening of his film Insomniac at the Director's Forte Night at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, Macartney spent the early years of his career as a producer at Walmart Television. Inspired by the works of Terrence Malick, Martin Scorsese, and Francois Truffaut, he is currently working on feature directorial debut with his screenplay American Vigor.
Ross' Latest
American Vigor
Feature | Drama, Western
An American Gothic tale about a woman and child who run away to the countryside to evade a violent husband.
Keys of Atlantis
Feature | Adventure, Sci-Fi
The daughter of a famous anthropologist charts a live-streamed expedition into an unknown parallel dimension.
Il Libro
Feature | Horror, Thriller
Merihim, the demon prince of pestilence, is freed from an ancient book he had been trapped in for a millennium. We follow an older detective as she tries to track down a serial killer in the Chicago area who has been possessed by the demon.
Notable Achievements:
Semifinalist
American Vigor
2025 Bare Bones IFF
Official Selection
Ocean City
2025 Bare Bones IFF
Official Selection
Insomniac
2002 Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection
Hidden Vigor
2018 Beverly Hills Film Festival
