Rachel McDonald is an award-winning director and writer whose body of work spans commercials, music videos, documentaries and narrative films.

Rachel was born and raised in a small coastal town in Mississippi, where she absorbed the rhythms of storytelling from a young age.On a mission to tell meaningful stories, she sought inspiration in inspiring places like Jordan, Uganda, Morocco, Nicaragua, and Egypt.

Rachel has directed global campaigns for major brands like BMW, Mercedes, Ikea, Toyota, Ford, Facebook, Gatorade, Volkswagen, Cadillac, Chevy, Microsoft and HP and her work has been recognised by Cannes Lion (Film Craft), Webby Awards, LIA Awards, Voice of a Woman Award, Source Creative Top 100 Spots, Shorty Awards, The One Show (Craft Direction), Addys (Gold and Bronze), and Cresta Awards, among others.

Rachel lives in Ojai, California.