Jonathan Hughes
Féis Moms
FÉIS MOMS is a comedy about motherhood, Irish dancing… and Satanism.
When gay dad Colm and his adopted daughter Sophie arrive in the small Irish town of Carraigpolla, they cause a splash in the local Irish dancing scene, drawing the attention of dance coach Dolores who takes Sophie under her wing. Fearing he’s losing his daughter to a mother figure he can’t compete with, and one who may or may not be the leader of some underground Demon worshipping cult, Colm must try and save his daughter before Dolores and her coven use Sophie’s natural gifts for their own wicked ends.
Jonathan Hughes
Jonathan Hughes is a screenwriter and playwright based in Limerick City, Ireland.
Jonathan’s distinctive voice and unique point of view has translated into surreal comedy projects that have strong universal appeal and has thus far seen his work receive funding from the likes of Screen Ireland, the Arts Council, RTE, Ardán, Filmbase and the BAI among others.
His TV and feature writing work has seen him longlisted for the 2022 BBC Studios Writers’ Academy, and shortlisted for both the 4Screenwriting scheme and the RTE/Screen Ireland Storyland initiative. In 2023, Jonathan was selected for the National Talent Academy Screenwriting mentorship scheme where he developed his horror/comedy TV series PADDY’S DAY, which was also chosen as a finalist for the FÍS TV Summit Pitching competition in 2024. Also in 2024 Jonathan was longlisted for the All3Media New Writers’ Collective as part of the Edinburgh TV Festival. Jonathan was selected as part of Screen Ireland’s Spotlight Stage to Screen scheme where he adapted his horror/comedy play FÉIS MOMS for the big screen.
Website: www.JonathanHughes.ie
“I am so delighted, and honestly a little dumbfounded, that Screen Ireland are demented enough to allow me, as part of their illustrious Spotlight scheme, to develop my short play FÉIS MOMS; my horror comedy about Irish dancing, stage mothers and Satanism. I hope this film will speak to people; especially the gay little weirdos out there like me who are just as obsessed with the beauty of dance and movement as much as they are with witchcraft, ritual sacrifice and spooky cult shenanigans."