THE PAINTED MAN

by Dan Colley

A street performer arrives in a dreary suburb and discovers an unlikely kinship with a young person.

Inspired by the science-fiction writer Ray Bradbury's own story of how he became a writer, this surreal coming-of-age film blurs the lines between reality and fantasy, past and present.

Veteran theatre director Dan Colley brings his strikingly visual sensibility to his debut film about the ways that outsiders find each other at the margins of everyday life.

Production

Produced by Samson Films funded by Creative Media Europe and Kildare County Council Shortgrass. The Painted Man’s performances devised as part of Dan Colley’s residence in Riverbank Arts Centre

Filmed on location in Kildare

Official Selections

Galway Film Fleadh, 2024

Fastnet Film Festival, 2024

Strandhill Film Festival, 2024

Belfast Film Festival, 2024

Westival Arts Festival, 2024

Awards

Shortlist “Best Arthouse” at Fastnet Film Festival, 2024

Winner “Best Experimental Film” Simply Shorts, Brisbane, 2025

Cast

Raymond Keane

Meddinah Gabrijela Rahaman

Written and Directed by Dan Colley

Producer Eamon Hughes

Executive Producer David Collins

Director of Photography Colm Hogan

Costume Designer Saileóg O’Halloran

Editor Kyle Stuart

Composer Alma Kelliher

Production Designer Jenny Owens

Hair & Make Up Design Jennifer Bowman

Production Manager Thomas Purdy

1st Assistant Director Claire Cassidy

Offline Post Production Facility Motherland

Online Post Production Facility Raygun

Online Editor Michael Dowling

Colourist Leandro Arouca

Sound Design & Mix Andy Kirwan

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