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Song of the Sea
Feature Animation
Completed
YEAR:
2014
DIRECTOR:
Tomm Moore
WRITER:
William Collins
PRODUCTION COMPANY:
Cartoon Saloon
Big Farm Noerlum Studios Digital Graphics
PRODUCER:
Claus Toksvig Kjaer Stéphan Roelants
CAST:
Brendan Gleeson (voice) Fionnula Flanagan (voice) David Rawle (voice) Pat Shortt (voice) Lisa Hannigan (voice) Jon Kenny (voice)
LOCATION:
Co. Kilkenny
EDITOR:
Darragh Byrne Darren T. Holmes
DOP:
N/A
COSTUME DESIGN:
N/A
PRODUCTION DESIGN:
N/A
HAIR/MAKEUP:
N/A
SOUND:
Felix Davin
MUSIC:
Bruno Coulais
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‘Song of the Sea’ sees characters Ben and Saoirse sent to live with Granny in the city following their mother’s disappearance. Their attempts to get back home lead them through a world of fairytale lands from their mother’s folklore tales.
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