Press

Coverage of my documentary, “The Beatles and Beyond: A Lasting Legacy”

Garden State Film Festival: Filmmaker Interview

Northeastern Global News: Beatles documentary by Northeastern students hits festival circuit

“The Beatles are a crucial part of a cultural canon. But many Gen Zers are several generations removed from Beatlemania and the music that sparked the phenomenon. 

Rather than let this intimidate them, a group of students used their fresh perspective to their advantage when making a documentary on the Beatles as part of a summer Dialogue of Civilizations course. The documentary is now going to be featured in the Garden State Film Festival in New Jersey, a rare feat for a student film.”

Erin Kayata, NGN

The Huntington News: NU students’ documentary celebrates The Beatles’ legacy, creates its own

:The film will have its own legacy and continue connecting younger audiences with The Beatles and their music, which McCourt says was one of the group’s primary goals.”

Meghan Hirsch, The Huntington News

NBC

For NBC News, I was interviewed about President Trump’s proposed TikTok ban and its effect on Gen Z. I was featured twice, in an article and also on the Snapchat segment “Stay Tuned”.

Trump’s threatened TikTok ban could motivate young users to vote, some say