Three Days in August

Not to be confused with Three Days in August (1992 film).

Three Days in August is a 2016 American drama directed by Johnathan Brownlee. The film is based on a true story written by Chad Berry and David Langlinais. The screenplay was written by Berry, Brownlee and Langlinais.^[1][2]

Three Days in August
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Directed by	Johnathan Brownlee
Screenplay by	Chad Berry Johnathan Brownlee David Langlinais
Story by	Chad Berry David Langlinais
Produced by	Jeff Berlin Chad Berry Johnathan Brownlee Adam Donaghey John Forte David Kiger Shannon Kincaid Allen Stringer Kincaid Stringer James Tumminia
Starring	Luis Albert Acevedo Jr. Cal Bartlett Barry Bostwick Meg Foster Mariette Hartley Edward James Hyland Mollie Milligan Stephen Snedden Colton Tapp
Cinematography	Bongani Mlambo
Edited by	Logan Hefflefinger Sai Selvarajan
Music by	Brian Flores John Hunter
Production companies	Sionna Productions Torfoot Films Ubiquimedia Zero Trans Fat Productions
Release date	December 2, 2016 (2016-12-02)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Synopsis

The story centers on an adopted Irish-American artist's search for her birth mother, and the family dynamics when she secretly invites both sets of parents for a surprise reunion so she can paint a family portrait.

The film is inspired by the true story of Texas painter Shannon Kincaid,^[3] an adopted Irish-American artist who was given away at birth by a 16-year-old mother.

Cast

• Luis Albert Acevedo Jr. as Father Granado (as Luis Acevado)
• Cal Bartlett as Francis
• Barry Bostwick as John
• Meg Foster as Maggie
• Mariette Hartley as Maureen
• Edward James Hyland as Aiden
• Mollie Milligan as Maggie
• Stephen Snedden as Sam
• Colton Tapp as Liam

Development

The screenplay for Three Days in August was the winning entry in a screenwriting competition sponsored by the Dallas Film Society in 2015. The competition, entitled The Sionna Project,^[4] drew 200 submissions from 26 countries.

Three Days in August was announced in Variety in October 2015, with Barry Bostwick, Mariette Hartley, Ed Hyland, Mollie Milligan, Meg Foster, Cal Bartlett and Colton Tapp attached to star and Johnathan Brownlee to direct and produce.^[5]

Location

Filming took place in October 2015 in Mineral Wells, Texas.^[6]

Release

Three Days in August premiered at the Dallas International Film Festival in April 2016^[7] and had its international premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival in August 2016.^[8] The film had a limited national theatrical release through the Dallas-based Studio Movie Grill chain in December 2016.^[9]