Mary McDade (she/her) was raised in the Arkansas Delta but calls New Orleans home. She holds an MFA in Film Production from the University of New Orleans and has worked professionally as a camera assistant for nearly a decade.
“Mama Love” premiered at the New Orleans Film Festival in 2023 and won the Audience Award for Best Louisiana Short. Her first feature film project, "Quake Thunder Crack," was recognized as a finalist in the South Pitch 2023 competition, sponsored by the New Orleans Film Society and Kickstarter, and was also chosen for the Sidewalk X Stowe Story Lab in 2024.
Mary seeks to give a voice to the women who raised her, those she still holds close, and those she wishes she had known. Through her lens, she weaves her idea of homesickness and the opposing parts of ourselves we try to piece together.
