A silent historical fantasy, which tells the story of an amnesiac clown exiled to 1960s Ireland, whose buried memories slowly resurface, forcing him to confront the ghosts of the past. Stupid August utilizes elements of fact and conjecture and mixes them in a hybrid of expressionism, surrealism and pantomime. Drawing on unsettling historical events — including the arrival of Nazi war criminals in Ireland, the film explores the dangers of burying collective histories.
Funded under the Arts Council of Ireland’s Authored Works Award.
89 mins – Ireland 2025 – Silent with English Titlecards and Music Score
Director & Writer: Pádraig Trehy
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, Michael Sands.
Producers: Niall Owens, Gary Sheehan & Pádraig Trehy
Composer: John O'Brien
Cinematographer: Rupert MacCarthy-Morrogh
Editors: Trevor Boyle, Niall Owens
Costume Designer: Eileen Tobin
Makeup Department: Samantha Byrne - Hair junior daily
Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors: Amanda Ferriter
Second assistant director: Roma Gardiner
Second assistant director
Stuart McGrainor
third assistant director
Niall Owens
first assistant director
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Cafferkey
camera operator: second unit, segment / key grip
Lorna N Egan
camera trainee
Jamie Kennedy Boyle
lighting department trainee
Marcin Lewandowski
still photographer
Luke Mahony
grip and electric trainee
Gearoid O'Sullivan
gaffer
Sean Weiss
first assistant camera
Casting Department
Tess Maguire
casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dee Cafferkey
costumer
Location Management
Cian Casey
location manager
Color Department
Brendan Bourke
colorist
Production Department
Amanda Ferriter
production coordinator
Carol O'Reilly
production assistant
