LUCY MCNULTY

Lucy McNulty (she/her) is an actor, playwright, and filmmaker whose work champions diverse, underrepresented voices. Her debut short film, CHICKEN (Edmonton International, ReelAbilities, Micheaux, British Urban Film Festival), which she wrote, directed, produced, and starred in, has garnered international acclaim, winning Jury’s Choice and the DEAI Award for Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion at the Thomas Edison Film Festival. The film also won a Leo Award, Best Performance at Oska Bright (Brighton, UK), Best Overall Film at the Women’s Comedy Film Festival (Atlanta), Best Script at Santa Barbara ShortFest, and Best International Short at Big Syn (London). CHICKEN has been recognized by the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation, the Canadian Down Syndrome Society, the National Down Syndrome Society and featured in 3.21: Canada’s Down Syndrome Magazine, The LowDOWN: A Down Syndrome Podcast, the CTV Morning Show, AMI’s DisRUPT, the World Down Syndrome Congress (Australia), and the National Down Syndrome Summit (California). It was acquired by CBC.