Fresh from the Hot Docs film festival, North America’s premier documentary-cinema festival, comes the first look at Ireland’s most anticipated documentary of 2016, Mattress Men, the Mattress Mick story.
Mattress Men is the story of Paul, works one day a week in a run down Dublin city centre mattress shop for his employer Michael Flynn (60’s). In order to boost sales and secure himself a permanent job, Paul reinvents Michael as the eccentric online persona ‘Mattress Mick’. Together they create oddball videos against a ramshackle green screen at the back of the mattress shop and put them up online. When Mattress Mick gets noticed and sales slowly begin to grow, Paul sees an opportunity for permanent employment while Mick sees a chance to make a mint. As business begins to grow, their friendship starts to implode.
Mattress Men is directed and shot by Colm Quinn, with John Murphy as Editor, and Michael Fleming as Composer. The film is produced by Ciaran Deeney, David Clarke, and Colm Quinn for El Zorrero Films. It will play 3 times at the festival, on May 3rd, 5th, and 6th.