SCREENiNG ROOM

STUPiD AUGUST

Ireland, 2025, 90 minutes

The tale of an amnesiac clown lost in the Ireland of the 1960s. A silent historical fantasy that utilises elements of fact and conjecture and mixes them in a hybrid of expressionism, surrealism and pantomime.

Written & directed by Padraig Trehy.
Produced by Niall Owens

Recipient of the Authored Works Award from the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

SHEM THE PENMAN
SiNGS AGAiN

Ireland, 2015, 90 minutes

Deals creatively with the relationship between James Joyce and renowned Irish tenor John McCormack. It examines Joyce’s love of music and song through the Earwicker Twins, Shem the Penman, and Shaun the Post in ‘Finnegans Wake,’ shedding light on Joyce’s difficult final novel.

Directed by Padraig Trehy.
Written by Peter McCarthy & Padraig Trehy.
Produced by Rossa Mullin.
Starring Frank Prendergast & Louis Lovett.

FILM ARCHIVE

TRYiNG TO SELL YOUR SOUL, WHEN THE DEViL WON’T LiSTEN

Ireland, 2003, 25 minutes

Documentary about the ups and downs of the Cork punk band The Sultans (aka The Sultans of Ping, F.C.)

Directed by Padraig Trehy.
Produced by Amnesia Films.

MY FiRST MOTiON PiCTURE

Ireland, 2004, 6 minutes

An imaginary documentary of my first three years on the planet.

★ Winner of the RTE / Cork Film Centre Short Script Award, 2003
★ Winner of the Made in Cork Award at the Cork International Film Festival, 2004.

Directed by Padraig Trehy.
Produced by Medaza Films.

THE HEADSTONES OF SEAMUS MURPHY

Ireland, 2001, 14 minutes

Short documentary about the sculptor Seamus Murphy, RHA (1907 – 1975) and how his carving of headstones helped to support his existence as a sculptor in an Ireland before subsidies.

★ Recipient of Cork Film Centre Creative Documentary Award

Directed by Padraig Trehy.
Produced by Medaza Films.

THE KiNGS OF CORK CiTY

Ireland, 2005, 10 minutes

In the 1980s two rival gangs in Cork City, Ireland were lead by two very different types of Elvis. This is their story.

★ Winner of the Cork 2005 (City of Culture) Short Script Award

Directed by Padraig Trehy.
Produced by Medaza Films.