Zach Macias

Zach Macias is an American brickfilmer. Since 2005, he has been influential in pushing the quality of stop-motion and cinematic aspects in brickfilming, with films including The Profession, Stranger Than Fishin', The Cleaners, and Mirrored Perspective. He is also known for the Ben and Andy series, which is one of the longest running series' in brickfilming. He regularly works alongside Nathan Wells (who co-directed The Cleaners), and he has also worked as an additional animator on multiple films directed by Forrest Whaley. Zach was inspired to begin brickfilming after seeing The Peril of Doc Ock online in 2004.

Filmography

 * 2005 || The Door and Beyond || About a Door parody
 * 2005 || The Croc ||
 * 2005 || A Day at the Theatre ||Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest entry
 * 2005 || The Bad Day ||
 * 2005 || Merry Happy Whatever ||
 * 2006 || The Laws of Sir Isaac Newton ||
 * 2006 || Montage Clip - Airplane! ||
 * 2006 || Macbeth: Act 5 Scene 7 ||
 * 2006 || To Strive for Fame || Fame, Infamy and Glory Contest third place winner
 * 2006 || Montage Clip - Empire Strikes Back ||
 * 2006 || Back to School Nightmare || Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest 2 second place winner
 * 2006 || Feel Great || Co-production with Nathan Wells
 * 2006 || Duel || "Best 30 Second Fight Scene" Mini-Contest first place winner
 * 2006 || Billingsgate || Dictionary Series film
 * 2006 || A [Post] Halloween Extravaganza ||
 * 2006 || Mirrored Perspective ||
 * 2007 || Solar Flares ||
 * 2007 || iPhone Ad || Insanely Great Tees iPhone Ad Contest entry
 * 2007 || The Day Brickfilms.com Crashed || Community project co-ordinated by Nathan Wells
 * 2007 || Hypothetical Possibilities || Inventions, Discoveries and Extraordinary Achievements Contest third place winner
 * 2007 || Arthur's Legacy || Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest 3 entry
 * 2007 || The Season of Giving || Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest 4 second place winner
 * 2007 || Diatribe/Malapropos || Co-production with Nathan Wells Dictionary Series film
 * 2008 || Montage Clip - Blade Runner ||
 * 2008 || Attack of the Second Amendment ||
 * 2008 || Social Experiment || Brickfilming Halloween Competition 2 second place winner
 * 2009 || Rock Monster || Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest 6 entry
 * 2009 || Gears of Solace ||
 * 2009 || The Sales Pitch ||
 * 2009 || Applied Biosystems || Commissioned by Harris D. McKinney
 * 2009 || The Emperor's Royal Guard ||
 * 2009 || Dane Cook Gets Sacrificed to the Sun Gods by a Mayan Priest  ||
 * 2009 || 101 Ways a Minifig Can Fail at Life EXTRA - Identity Crisis ||
 * 2009 || It's a Bird! It's a Plane! ||
 * 2009 || Jack in the Box ||
 * 2010 || Stranger than Fishin' ||
 * 2010 || The Magician || Avant-Garde Contest entry
 * 2010 || Updates - Live from On Set ||
 * 2010 || Treasure Hunter || Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest 8 entry
 * 2010 || The Profession ||
 * 2011 || Walt White and Blue ||
 * 2011 || Skyrim: Horse Ro Dah ||
 * 2011 || Bus Stop || Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest 9 entry
 * 2012 || The Spirit of Easter || EASTER Contest 2012 third place winner
 * 2012 || DELIVER - Teaser Trailer ||
 * 2012 ||  LEGO Gears of War - Deathmatch  || "Shooting A Gun (Without VFX)" Animation Challenge winner
 * 2012 || R I S E ||
 * 2012 || Mad Minifigs: The Dish Situation ||
 * 2013 || TED·E ||
 * 2013 || Patreon Promo ||
 * 2013 || A Christmas Caper || Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest 11 entry Extended cut released 2014
 * 2014 || How They Beat the Oregon Trail IRL ||Commissioned by Learn Liberty
 * 2014 ||  LEGO - ALS Ice Bucket Challenge  ||
 * 2014 || Sinner Monologues ||
 * 2014 || Bricks in Motion: The Documentary Kickstarter Pitch ||
 * 2014 || Epic Rap Battles of History: Zeus vs Thor || Directed by Forrest Whaley
 * 2014 || Star Wars: The Force Awakens Teaser Trailer in LEGO || Co-production with Philip Heinrich
 * 2015 || Resolute || Late Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest XII film
 * 2015 || Bricks in Motion: The Documentary Kickstarter Update #17 || Co-production with Philip Heinrich and Steffen Troeger Also known as Dane Cook Gets Crushed by the Collapse of Communism
 * 2015 || Keep Going || Commissioned by The School of Life
 * 2015 || Backstage at the Bricks in Motion Awards! ||
 * 2015 || No One is 'Normal' || Commissioned by The School of Life
 * 2015 || LEGO Captain America 3: Nazi Zombies || Directed by Forrest Whaley
 * 2016 || Bricks in Motion: The Documentary || Producer and stop-motion animator
 * 2016 || Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in LEGO! || Created by Animators Collective
 * 2016 || LEGO Skyfall: Shanghai Fight || Unfinished
 * 2017 || Backstabbers || Late Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest XIV film
 * 2017 || Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in LEGO! || Created by Animators Collective
 * 2017 || Death Star Jam || Commissioned by Plox
 * 2018 || Billy Mays Presents the SNIPPER SWEEP || Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest XV entry
 * 2018 ||  Solo: A Star Wars Story Official Trailer (As Told with LEGO Bricks)  || Commissioned by Disney and The LEGO Group Directed by Pablo Espada
 * 2018 || The Cleaners || Co-production with Nathan Wells
 * 2018 || An Arresting Development || Originally intended for the Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long Contest 2014
 * 2019 || The Sentinel || Co-production with Nathan Wells Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest XVI first place winner
 * 2019 || MEAT UP with Dead Meat James ft. Joe Dante || Commissioned by Crypt TV Set design by Nathan Wells
 * 2019 || LEGO Batman Rises || Directed by Forrest Whaley
 * 2019 || Twitch Rivals LEGO Overwatch || Commissioned by Twitch Rivals Set design by Nathan Wells
 * 2020 || Marriage: A Star Wars Story || Set design by Nathan Wells
 * 2020 || LEGO Avengers: Endgame - The Snap ||
 * 2020 || The Skywalker Saga in LEGO || Community project coordinated by Brickfilm Day
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 1: "A Fistful of Toilet Paper" || Community project series coordinated by Zach Macias
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 2: "We Were Troopers" ||
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 3: "I Saw The Sasquatch" ||
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 4: "Stand-Up Comedy Night" ||
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 5: "Social Distancing with Spider-Man!" ||
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 6: "The Diagnoses of Dr. Dakota" ||
 * 2020 || Epic Rap Battles of History: Harry Potter vs Luke Skywalker || Directed by Forrest Whaley Commissioned by ERB
 * 2020 || Control ||
 * 2021 || Ben's Happy New Year ||
 * 2021 || How 24 Different Types of People Would React to Being Stranded on a Desert Island || Co-production with Nathan Wells Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest XVIII entry
 * 2021 || C is for Cleaners || Co-production with Nathan Wells
 * 2021 || BAH RAM YOU - Sea of Thieves || Official music video Co-production with Nathan Wells
 * 2021 || Dayjà Vu || Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long Contest 2021 entry
 * 2021 || Skater Girl || Co-production with Nathan Wells
 * 2022 || THE SPIN || Unfinished version entered into the Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest 2022
 * 2022 || You ain’t nothin’ but a… ||
 * 2022 || Christmas Holidaze || Executive producer; community project coordinated by "JO Co"
 * 2023 || ARC Port || Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long Contest 2023 entry
 * 2013 || Patreon Promo ||
 * 2013 || A Christmas Caper || Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest 11 entry Extended cut released 2014
 * 2014 || How They Beat the Oregon Trail IRL ||Commissioned by Learn Liberty
 * 2014 ||  LEGO - ALS Ice Bucket Challenge  ||
 * 2014 || Sinner Monologues ||
 * 2014 || Bricks in Motion: The Documentary Kickstarter Pitch ||
 * 2014 || Epic Rap Battles of History: Zeus vs Thor || Directed by Forrest Whaley
 * 2014 || Star Wars: The Force Awakens Teaser Trailer in LEGO || Co-production with Philip Heinrich
 * 2015 || Resolute || Late Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest XII film
 * 2015 || Bricks in Motion: The Documentary Kickstarter Update #17 || Co-production with Philip Heinrich and Steffen Troeger Also known as Dane Cook Gets Crushed by the Collapse of Communism
 * 2015 || Keep Going || Commissioned by The School of Life
 * 2015 || Backstage at the Bricks in Motion Awards! ||
 * 2015 || No One is 'Normal' || Commissioned by The School of Life
 * 2015 || LEGO Captain America 3: Nazi Zombies || Directed by Forrest Whaley
 * 2016 || Bricks in Motion: The Documentary || Producer and stop-motion animator
 * 2016 || Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in LEGO! || Created by Animators Collective
 * 2016 || LEGO Skyfall: Shanghai Fight || Unfinished
 * 2017 || Backstabbers || Late Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest XIV film
 * 2017 || Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in LEGO! || Created by Animators Collective
 * 2017 || Death Star Jam || Commissioned by Plox
 * 2018 || Billy Mays Presents the SNIPPER SWEEP || Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest XV entry
 * 2018 ||  Solo: A Star Wars Story Official Trailer (As Told with LEGO Bricks)  || Commissioned by Disney and The LEGO Group Directed by Pablo Espada
 * 2018 || The Cleaners || Co-production with Nathan Wells
 * 2018 || An Arresting Development || Originally intended for the Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long Contest 2014
 * 2019 || The Sentinel || Co-production with Nathan Wells Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest XVI first place winner
 * 2019 || MEAT UP with Dead Meat James ft. Joe Dante || Commissioned by Crypt TV Set design by Nathan Wells
 * 2019 || LEGO Batman Rises || Directed by Forrest Whaley
 * 2019 || Twitch Rivals LEGO Overwatch || Commissioned by Twitch Rivals Set design by Nathan Wells
 * 2020 || Marriage: A Star Wars Story || Set design by Nathan Wells
 * 2020 || LEGO Avengers: Endgame - The Snap ||
 * 2020 || The Skywalker Saga in LEGO || Community project coordinated by Brickfilm Day
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 1: "A Fistful of Toilet Paper" || Community project series coordinated by Zach Macias
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 2: "We Were Troopers" ||
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 3: "I Saw The Sasquatch" ||
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 4: "Stand-Up Comedy Night" ||
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 5: "Social Distancing with Spider-Man!" ||
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 6: "The Diagnoses of Dr. Dakota" ||
 * 2020 || Epic Rap Battles of History: Harry Potter vs Luke Skywalker || Directed by Forrest Whaley Commissioned by ERB
 * 2020 || Control ||
 * 2021 || Ben's Happy New Year ||
 * 2021 || How 24 Different Types of People Would React to Being Stranded on a Desert Island || Co-production with Nathan Wells Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest XVIII entry
 * 2021 || C is for Cleaners || Co-production with Nathan Wells
 * 2021 || BAH RAM YOU - Sea of Thieves || Official music video Co-production with Nathan Wells
 * 2021 || Dayjà Vu || Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long Contest 2021 entry
 * 2021 || Skater Girl || Co-production with Nathan Wells
 * 2022 || THE SPIN || Unfinished version entered into the Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest 2022
 * 2022 || You ain’t nothin’ but a… ||
 * 2022 || Christmas Holidaze || Executive producer; community project coordinated by "JO Co"
 * 2023 || ARC Port || Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long Contest 2023 entry
 * 2019 || The Sentinel || Co-production with Nathan Wells Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest XVI first place winner
 * 2019 || MEAT UP with Dead Meat James ft. Joe Dante || Commissioned by Crypt TV Set design by Nathan Wells
 * 2019 || LEGO Batman Rises || Directed by Forrest Whaley
 * 2019 || Twitch Rivals LEGO Overwatch || Commissioned by Twitch Rivals Set design by Nathan Wells
 * 2020 || Marriage: A Star Wars Story || Set design by Nathan Wells
 * 2020 || LEGO Avengers: Endgame - The Snap ||
 * 2020 || The Skywalker Saga in LEGO || Community project coordinated by Brickfilm Day
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 1: "A Fistful of Toilet Paper" || Community project series coordinated by Zach Macias
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 2: "We Were Troopers" ||
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 3: "I Saw The Sasquatch" ||
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 4: "Stand-Up Comedy Night" ||
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 5: "Social Distancing with Spider-Man!" ||
 * 2020 || Quarantine Daze - Episode 6: "The Diagnoses of Dr. Dakota" ||
 * 2020 || Epic Rap Battles of History: Harry Potter vs Luke Skywalker || Directed by Forrest Whaley Commissioned by ERB
 * 2020 || Control ||
 * 2021 || Ben's Happy New Year ||
 * 2021 || How 24 Different Types of People Would React to Being Stranded on a Desert Island || Co-production with Nathan Wells Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest XVIII entry
 * 2021 || C is for Cleaners || Co-production with Nathan Wells
 * 2021 || BAH RAM YOU - Sea of Thieves || Official music video Co-production with Nathan Wells
 * 2021 || Dayjà Vu || Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long Contest 2021 entry
 * 2021 || Skater Girl || Co-production with Nathan Wells
 * 2022 || THE SPIN || Unfinished version entered into the Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest 2022
 * 2022 || You ain’t nothin’ but a… ||
 * 2022 || Christmas Holidaze || Executive producer; community project coordinated by "JO Co"
 * 2023 || ARC Port || Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long Contest 2023 entry
 * 2020 || Epic Rap Battles of History: Harry Potter vs Luke Skywalker || Directed by Forrest Whaley Commissioned by ERB
 * 2020 || Control ||
 * 2021 || Ben's Happy New Year ||
 * 2021 || How 24 Different Types of People Would React to Being Stranded on a Desert Island || Co-production with Nathan Wells Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest XVIII entry
 * 2021 || C is for Cleaners || Co-production with Nathan Wells
 * 2021 || BAH RAM YOU - Sea of Thieves || Official music video Co-production with Nathan Wells
 * 2021 || Dayjà Vu || Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long Contest 2021 entry
 * 2021 || Skater Girl || Co-production with Nathan Wells
 * 2022 || THE SPIN || Unfinished version entered into the Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest 2022
 * 2022 || You ain’t nothin’ but a… ||
 * 2022 || Christmas Holidaze || Executive producer; community project coordinated by "JO Co"
 * 2023 || ARC Port || Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long Contest 2023 entry
 * 2021 || Dayjà Vu || Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long Contest 2021 entry
 * 2021 || Skater Girl || Co-production with Nathan Wells
 * 2022 || THE SPIN || Unfinished version entered into the Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest 2022
 * 2022 || You ain’t nothin’ but a… ||
 * 2022 || Christmas Holidaze || Executive producer; community project coordinated by "JO Co"
 * 2023 || ARC Port || Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long Contest 2023 entry
 * 2022 || You ain’t nothin’ but a… ||
 * 2022 || Christmas Holidaze || Executive producer; community project coordinated by "JO Co"
 * 2023 || ARC Port || Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long Contest 2023 entry
 * 2022 || Christmas Holidaze || Executive producer; community project coordinated by "JO Co"
 * 2023 || ARC Port || Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long Contest 2023 entry
 * 2023 || ARC Port || Brickfilm Rapidly All Week Long Contest 2023 entry

Collaborations with Nathan Wells
Over the years Zach Macias and Nathan Wells have worked together on many projects, including four direct collaborations: Feel Great, Diatribe/Malapropos, The Cleaners, and The Sentinel, and two community projects: The Day Brickfilms.com Crashed and Quarantine Daze. They have also provided numerous voices for each others films, including Infinity Squared, Unsound, To Strive for Fame, Arthur's Legacy, and A Christmas Caper.

Nathan and Zach also worked together on the 2014 Bricks in Motion Awards, and worked with Philip Heinrich on the Bricks in Motion Documentary. All three of them appeared in the Bricks in Motion Documentary Kickstarter video, which marks the first time Nathan and Zach's LEGO figures have ever spoken to each other.