Irish animation casts a spell
Photos courtesy of M Pictures
Did you know
Song of the Sea was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Tomm Moore, Song of the Sea is a spellbinding new animated fantasy film inspired by the mythological Selkies of Irish folklore. Selkies live as seals in the sea but become humans on land.
The film tells the story of Ben (David Rawle) and his little sister Saoirse (Lucy O’Connell), who is the last Seal-child. The pair embark on a fantastic journey across a fading world of ancient legend and magic in an attempt to return to their original home by the sea.
Catch the moving magic when the beautiful Song of the Sea opens in local cinemas on May 21.
Vocabulary
- spellbinding (adj): holding your attention completely, as if by magic
mythological (adj): relating to ancient stories or folk tales
folklore (n): popular old stories relating to a particular place, activity or group of people
moving (adj): making you feel emotional
