Staid

An Irish movie, filmed in just three weeks and on a budget of €300, has won Best Foreign Feature at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival.

Staid was written and directed by Paul O’Brien, 37, from Wexford, a bestselling novelist who left school at 15.

“It’s hugely significant for us because we worried about the accent travelling. We knew the story would travel because everyone can relate to its universal message of feeling stuck.