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Stupid August

    • Director

      Pádraig Trehy

    • Credits

      Producers:
      Niall Owens,
      Gary Sheehan,
      Pádraig Trehy.

      Writer:
      Pádraig Trehy

      Cinematographer:
      Rupert MacCarthy-Morrogh

    • Principal Cast

      Kevin Barry,
      James Browne,
      Cara Jade Chapman,
      David Coon,
      Leon Danza,
      Pat Egan,
      John Ryan Howard,
      Jean Law,
      Louis Lovett,
      Aoife Murphy,
      Eadaoin O'Donoghue.

  • Category

    Feature

An amnesiac clown finds himself exiled to the Ireland of the early 1960s, haunted by the events of World War Two. As the shadows of his past re-emerge, Gus must navigate the present dangers to find himself again and be finally free.

Stupid August is a modern silent film and historical fantasy which explores the dangers of burying collective histories and the lasting traumas of inhumanity. Funded under the Arts Council of Ireland's Authored Works Award.

The film has been designed from the start in two distinct versions, one with a recorded score for a conventional cinema screening, and one with the same score to be played live in a ciné-concert set up by a small group of musicians.

World and Ireland premiere: Cork International Film Festival, 13 November 2025
European premiere: Social World Festival, Naples, 9 July 2026

90 minutes, Ireland, 2025, Black & white

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