NEWS

May 5, 2025 | THE HICKS HAPPY HOUR has been selected to screen as part of the American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at Cannes. https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/american-pavilion-cannes-2025-emerging-filmmaker-showcase-1235120730/

May 1, 2025 | THE HICKS HAPPY HOUR is longlisted for the 2025 BAFTA Student Awards - one of only 5 US films out of 20 films, narrowed down from 1000+ international submissions. https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/2025-bafta-student-awards-longlist-announced

Apr 22, 2025 | THE HICKS HAPPY HOUR will have its festival world premiere in June at the 2025 Tribeca Festival, in the “Showtime!” block. https://deadline.com/2025/04/tribeca-festival-2025-lineup-short-films-1236373685/

Apr 5, 2025 | THE HICKS HAPPY HOUR wins the 44th College Television Awards (the student Emmys) in the Comedy Series category. Emulating the Emmy Awards selection process, projects are voted on by the Television Academy members. https://www.televisionacademy.com/news/foundation-news/44th-cta-winners-250407

PRESS

“Kate McCarthy directs ‘Look, Mira,’ a coming-of-age comedy delivered with colorful verve, a sweet-natured take on not fitting in…Teeming with comedic detail and pinpointed observations of teen life, McCarthy’s film quickly and vividly builds Mira’s interior life as a battle against herself and her own desires.” — NoBudge

“The world of Kate McCarthy’s short comedy feels familiar, with garishly awkward teenagers stepping out from behind the curtain to find their place in the world, but her whip-fast direction and heightened editing give it a genuinely fresh vitality” — Directors Notes

“For a brightly-colored comedy about an awkward teenage girl, ‘Look, Mira’ is startlingly unsentimental…The amount of world building McCarthy achieves in under 12 minutes is astounding. This Todd Solondz-esque dark comedy had me laughing, gasping, and cringing in equal measure.” — National Film Festival for Talented Youth Programmer’s Picks