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Seanie Sugrue and Bertie Brosnan.
A FILM written and directed by a Tralee man and co-produced by another local, is to premiere at a film festival in California on St Patrick’s Day.
‘Misty Button’ is an Irish/American dark comedy written and directed by Seanie Sugrue and co-produced by Bertie Brosnan.
It will receive its world premiere at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival on March 17.
The two leads are portrayed by Cork men, Cillian O’Sullivan and Shaun Kennedy and also star renowned New York City theatre actor John Keating from Tipperary.
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Also starring in the film is rising Broadway star, Julia Nightingale who can now be seen in The Ferryman directed by Sam Mendes.
New York-based Seanie Sugrue is co-founder of Locked in the Attic Productions, and is originally from Tralee. Bertie Brosnan is also from Tralee and has been involved in the film industry in Ireland for some years starting as an actor and quickly moving into producing short films along with one feature film and several online commercials.
The film follows two Bronx Irish immigrants who make a big mistake: when asked to place a lucrative bet on the horse that gives the film its title, they instead keep the money, only to watch the horse actually win.
