Lucy McNulty

Lucy McNulty
Born
Canada
OccupationsFilm producer, director, screenwriter, actress
Years active2017–present

Lucy McNulty is a Canadian film producer, director, writer, and actor. She is known for producing the found-footage horror feature Hunting Matthew Nichols (2024), which received widespread media coverage for its unconventional distribution strategy and North American theatrical release, and the short film How Brief (2026), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Short Film Grand Jury Prize. Her debut short film Chicken (2023), which she co-directed, wrote, produced, and appeared in, received multiple awards including Jury’s Choice and the DEAI Award at the Thomas Edison Film Festival. In 2026, her short film Bare was selected for Telefilm Canada’s Not Short on Talent showcase at the Cannes Film Festival.

Life and career

Lucy is a graduate of Studio 58 at Langara College in Vancouver.[1] She is an alumna of the Canadian Film Centre’s Producers’ Lab and the GEMS Genre Film Lab.[2] In 2018, She has received a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award.[3]

Lucy began her career in theatre, with performances at the PuSh Festival, the National Arts Centre, and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.[4][5] In 2023, she made her directorial debut with the short film Chicken, co-directed with Emma Pollard, about a woman reconnecting with her brother who has Down syndrome.[6] She produced the 2024 found-footage horror feature Hunting Matthew Nichols, directed by Markian Tarasiuk, which premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival.[7]

Lucy founded Strange Company Productions and co-founded DropShock Pictures in Vancouver.[8] She is currently co-producing Devour with Wildling Pictures.[9]

Selected filmography

Year Title Contribution Note
2023 Chicken Co-director, writer and producer Short film
2024 Hunting Matthew Nichols Producer Feature film
2026 How Brief Producer Short film
2026 Bare Co-director, producer Short film
TBA Devour Producer Feature film

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2023–2024 Won Thomas Edison Film Festival DEAI Award Chicken [10]
Won Thomas Edison Film Festival Juror's Choice [10]
Won Canada Shorts Award of Distinction [16]
Won Big Syn Film Fest Best International Short [17]
Won Freedom Festival International Best Disability Short [18]
Won Wildsound Film Festival Best Direction [19]
Won Women’s Comedy Film Festival in Atlanta Best Film [20]
Won Diversity Film Festival Best Short Film [21]
Won Bridges International Film Festival Best “We Can Do” Short Film [22]
Nominated Leo Awards Best Screenwriting in a Short Drama [11]
Nominated Leo Awards Best Performance by a Female in a Short Drama [11]
Nominated Portland Comedy Film Fest Best International Film [23]
Nominated Little Venice Film Festival Disability Experience Award [24]
Nominated Atlanta Women’s Film Festival Best Ensemble Cast [25]
Nominated Champion Film Salon Best Short [26]
Nominated Screen It International Film Festival Best Director [27]
Nominated Screen It International Film Festival Best Screenplay [27]
Nominated Screen It International Film Festival Best Actor [27]
Nominated Georgia Shorts Film Festival Best Dark Comedy Film [28]
Nominated Georgia Shorts Film Festival Best Director [28]
Nominated Vancouver Island Short Film Festival Best of BC [29]
Nominated Women’s Comedy Film Festival in Atlanta Best Direction [30]
Nominated Women’s Comedy Film Festival in Atlanta Best International Short [30]
Nominated Gender Equity in Media Festival Best BC Short [31]
Nominated Oska Bright Film Festival Best Story [32]
Nominated Leuven DisABILITY Film Festival Best International Short [33]
Nominated Chilliwack Independent Film Festival Field House Award: Crafting Goodness in the Valley [34]
Nominated Art Without Limit International Film Festival Art Without Limit Award [35]
2024 Won FilmQuest Best Found Footage Feature Hunting Matthew Nichols [12]
Nominated Nightmares Film Festival Best Thriller Feature [13]
Nominated Whistler Film Festival Best Canadian Feature [14]
Nominated Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival Best Feature Film [15]
2024 Nominated Feel the Reel International Film Festival Best Actress After All This Time [36]
2024 Won Austin International Art Festival Best Female Filmmaker Ábreme [37]
2026 Nominated Leo Awards Best Short Drama At the End
Nominated Leo Awards Best Screenwriting in a Short Drama
2026 Nominated Sundance Short Film Grand Jury Prize How Brief [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Studio 58 Alumni". langara.ca. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "The Canadian Film Centre announces 19 participants of the 2024 Norman Jewison Film Program". cfccreates.com. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Congrats to our Alumni Winners at the Jessie Awards!". theatrefilm.ubc.ca. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "King Arthur's Night Neworld Theatre (Canada)". pushfestival.ca. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Anvil Theatre presents The Search Party production of BUNNY by Hannah Moscovitch". anviltheatre.ca. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Film starring Burnaby actor with Down syndrome set to hit the film circuit". vancouverisawesome.com. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Newport Beach Horror 'Hunting Matthew Nichols' Gets Sales Deal Ahead Of AFM". deadline.com. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Series Accelerator". tiff.net. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Wildling Pictures Announces New Female Body Horror Feature Devour, from Erica Orofino". horrorsociety.com. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
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