Mahrya MacIntire is an Emmy® Award-nominated and DOC NYC 40 Under 40 documentary filmmaker.

Her work explores topics related to community (re)building and trauma healing 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 recently produced her third feature for HBO with AN AMERICAN BOMBING: THE ROAD TO APRIL 19TH, for which she also supervised an archive spanning over 50 years. Executive produced by Katie Couric, the film explores the surge in anti-government ideals and political violence in the 1980s, leading to the Oklahoma City bombing and continuing today.

Previously, Mahrya produced THE SLOW HUSTLE (HBO, 2021) with director Sonja Sohn (actor - THE WIRE). Nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy® Award in 2022, the film is a searing look at the havoc caused by corruption within the Baltimore Police Department, through the prism of a veteran officer’s mysterious death, as local journalists, family, and the community strive to find the truth. She also co-produced the Cinema Eye Honors and NAMIC Vision Award-winning documentary BALTIMORE RISING (HBO, 2017) with Ms. Sohn, which follows activists, police officers, community leaders, and gang affiliates, who struggle to hold Baltimore together in the wake of Freddie Gray's death in police custody and explores how to make change when change is hard.

Her efforts as associate producer on indie doc feature ANOTHER WAY OF LIVING (2015) included managing the creation of an extensive digital archive containing thousands of hi-res scans, hundreds of hours of footage, and dozens of transcribed oral histories, all catalogued to aid future research at the Reston Historic Trust & Museum. She supervised the live recording of an original score for the film.

Mahrya was selected by DOC NYC to join their 40 Under 40 class of 2024. She is a member of the Producer’s 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 at American University to MA and MFA students in the Film & Media Arts program. She has served on the Film at Mason (GMU) 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.

Detailed resume available upon request. Available for travel where needed.

Accepts consulting, speaking, and teaching opportunities as her schedule allows.