The film première of the film Dumuzi's Dream and Dumuzi's Demons, performed by Trinity students in the ancient Sumerian language, will take place on 4 December 2025. The film was directed and produced by Martin Worthington, and stars Olivia Romao (4th year Music) and Gwenhwyfar Ferch Rhys (4th year English/Classics).

The film dramatises a religious myth from Ancient Mesopotamia, in which the shepherd-god Dumuzi is carried away by underworld demons. The story opens with Dumuzi having an ill-portending dream, which is interpreted by his sister Ĝeštinana to mean that the demons are coming. After a betrayal by a friend, Dumuzi is caught. Appeals to the sun-god Utu secure his escape multiple times, but in the end night falls and destiny awaits him ...

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the actors and production team.

This public screening will take place at 6.30pm in the Edmund Burke Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin.

RSVP to attend the free screening, on the Ticket Tailor booking platform.

This event is funded by Trinity's Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Events Fund.

Image: The cast of Dumuzi's Dream and Dumuzi's Demons. Photo courtesy of Shauna Rachael McGeoghan.