Dn first caught Kate McCarthy’s debut film Look, Mira as a part of this year’s National Film Festival for Talented Youth where it stood out to us amongst a sea of fascinating, intriguing films with its unique blend of heightened comedic drama and plaintive characterisation. The story follows Mira, a teenager facing the biggest challenge of her life in the form of an audition to be a church cantor at her Christian high school. In the run-up to the audition Mira encounters a plethora of characters including family, friends and even local hot boy Hunter Chase, who are each realised in McCarthy’s thrillingly unpredictable tone. With Look, Mira recently arriving online Dn invited McCarthy to join us for a conversation to talk over the tonal evolution of her screenplay, her reexamination of on-screen comedy, and the practical challenges she faced in realising her first fully-fledged film as a director.
- 5/19/2022
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
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