Stanley Nugent, an MA student in Film Production & Direction at The John Huston School of Film, N.U.I.G., explores the effect of the lockdown on their 18 year old son in the film “Springtime 2020.” The film provides a look at how the pandemic has played out in Ireland through the lens of an individual, while giving insight into the unique effects COVID-19 has had on teenage students and athletes.
Stan Nugent is studying for an MA in Film Production & Direction at The John Huston School of Film, N.U.I.G. He is 53 years old and married with three sons. He lives in Ennis, Co. Clare in the west of Ireland. This MA is his first academic undertaking in film. However, he has been producing videos on nature and the environment for over ten years.