Lucy McNulty

Lucy McNulty is a Canadian film producer, director, writer, and actor. She is known for producing the found-footage horror feature Hunting Matthew Nichols, 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. She is an alumna of the Canadian Film Centre’s Producers’ Lab and the GEMS Genre Film Lab. In 2018, She has received a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award.

Lucy began her career in theatre, with performances at the PuSh Festival, the National Arts Centre, and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. 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. She produced the 2024 found-footage horror feature Hunting Matthew Nichols, directed by Markian Tarasiuk, which premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival.

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

Selected filmography Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Work Ref. 2023–2024 Won Thomas Edison Film Festival DEAI Award Chicken Won Thomas Edison Film Festival Juror's Choice Won Canada Shorts Award of Distinction Won Big Syn Film Fest Best International Short Won Freedom Festival International Best Disability Short Won Wildsound Film Festival Best Direction Won Women’s Comedy Film Festival in Atlanta Best Film Won Diversity Film Festival Best Short Film Won Bridges International Film Festival Best “We Can Do” Short Film Nominated Leo Awards Best Screenwriting in a Short Drama Nominated Leo Awards Best Performance by a Female in a Short Drama Nominated Portland Comedy Film Fest Best International Film Nominated Little Venice Film Festival Disability Experience Award Nominated Atlanta Women’s Film Festival Best Ensemble Cast Nominated Champion Film Salon Best Short Nominated Screen It International Film Festival Best Director Nominated Screen It International Film Festival Best Screenplay Nominated Screen It International Film Festival Best Actor Nominated Georgia Shorts Film Festival Best Dark Comedy Film Nominated Georgia Shorts Film Festival Best Director Nominated Vancouver Island Short Film Festival Best of BC Nominated Women’s Comedy Film Festival in Atlanta Best Direction Nominated Women’s Comedy Film Festival in Atlanta Best International Short Nominated Gender Equity in Media Festival Best BC Short Nominated Oska Bright Film Festival Best Story Nominated Leuven DisABILITY Film Festival Best International Short Nominated Chilliwack Independent Film Festival Field House Award: Crafting Goodness in the Valley Nominated Art Without Limit International Film Festival Art Without Limit Award 2024 Won FilmQuest Best Found Footage Feature Hunting Matthew Nichols Nominated Nightmares Film Festival Best Thriller Feature Nominated Whistler Film Festival Best Canadian Feature Nominated Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival Best Feature Film 2024 Nominated Feel the Reel International Film Festival Best Actress After All This Time 2024 Won Austin International Art Festival Best Female Filmmaker Ábreme 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