Director Statement
“I’ve wanted to make this comedy love story for years and I’m hugely excited by recreating the mad youth scene of Ireland in 1981 in the wonderfully cinematic big sky county of Kildare. We have a talented cast and crew, cool tunes and crazy dance moves on what we hope is a funny, life-affirming original tale.”
Hugh Schulze
Director
Writer-director Hugh Schulze’s first feature, Cass, an award-winning family drama set in Detroit, was released in 2013 to acclaim on the festival circuit, including winning Best Film at the San Diego International Black Film Festival, and the Indie Spirit Award at the Boston International Film Festival. Hugh is an executive producer of Maria Finitzo’s documentary, Dilemma of Desire (2020) Jennifer Reeder’s Signature Move (2016) and Ira Sachs’ Little Men (2016), as well as co-producer of Animals (2014) and associate producer of Love is Strange (2014). Hugh’s strategic marketing firm, c|change, works with clients around the world. Hugh is co-author of a book on stigma and discrimination because of mental illness, which was published by Cambridge University Press.
