BEAUTIFUL KID

"The story is great. It's very tough and unyielding. A very different view of Irish America. There's no sentimentalism, shamrocks or shillelaghs." - Frank McCourt, Pulitzer Prize-Winner for Angela’s Ashes

"It's as if the late John Cassavetes had been let loose in the local crack houses and neighborhood bars with a mini-dv camera."

- Kathleen Carroll, Legendary New York Film Critic

Winner of multiple awards at Method Fest in Burbank, CA

  • Best Actor

  • Best Supporting Actor

Nominated six times, including:

  • Maverick Award for Best Low-Budget Film

  • Best Feature Film

  • Best Ensemble Cast

Pictured: Christy Meyer

Short-listed for Best Feature Film at the Boston Irish Film Festival

Received Commendation from the Prism Awards for dealing realistically with drug and alcohol abuse and rehabilitation.

Filmmakers of Beautiful Kid

Screenplay by Michael Carty, Directed by Michael Carty and Colum McCann, Produced by Patrick McCullough and Michael Carty. The filmmakers on set.