Rachel McDonald is a commercial, narrative, and documentary director signed to RSA Films for US and UK representation in January 2026. Based in Ojai/Los Angeles and raised on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, her branded slate includes BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ikea, Toyota, Ford, Peloton, Facebook, Gatorade, Volkswagen, Cadillac, Chevy, Microsoft, HP, Gerber, Thinx, Bank of America, and Tetley Tea. Standout spots include Mercedes-Benz’s “Cinderella: Rewrite the Story” featuring Camila Cabello, Gerber’s “Sorry,” Peloton’s “Run it Off,” BMW’s “Deferral,” and the Cannes Silver Lion–winning One Love Foundation PSA “Behind the Post” (2017). Her short Hermanos (2024), about brothers separated at the U.S. border, took Ciclope Gold, Shark Awards Best Cinematography 2025, Houston Latino Film Festival Best Short and Best Texas Film, and a Shots Top 100 Productions 2024 place. Documentary Dancing Warrior (2024), on a Lakota youth horse-racing team, premiered at Mountainfilm and won Best Photography at Ona Film Festival. Earlier short Thirst (2014) starring Melanie Griffith premiered at Locarno. Craft coverage cites intimate framing, light and shadow, steadicam with choreography, and journalistic naturalism. She was previously tied to Biscuit Filmworks, Tool (2017), Rabbit, and Asymetric, and began in features under Clint Eastwood, Frank Darabont, and Nancy Meyers.