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Song of the Sea (2014)

The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival.
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Cartoon Saloon: An Irish Animation Studio that Needs More Attention

April 4, 2021

I love Disney, and I’m sure you do too. Disney has given us such classics as The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. But Disney has turned those movies and others into live action because, apparently, they care more about making money than anything else. With all these remakes, it makes one wish for the days of hand drawn animation. While Disney has kicked that form of animation to the curb, there are still studios utilizing it.

As it’s the month to celebrate St. Paddy, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about Cartoon Saloon. This is a small animation studio based in Kilkenny, Ireland, with only 80+ employees so far. They work on both film and TV, as well as provide illustration and design services.

Cartoon Saloon was founded in 1999 by Tomm Moore, Paul Young and Nora Twomey. The three studied together at Ballyfermot College of Further Education in Dublin. There, they begun working on their first animated film, The Secret of Kells.

The film is about a boy named Brendan who lives a sheltered life at an abbey. One day, an illuminator (someone who decorates manuscripts) arrives with an unfinished book, and beckons Brendan to help him finish it. The book turns out to be the Book of Kells, a real, illuminated manuscript that was written around 800 AD.

This is one of my favorite animated movies. The animation is beautiful and vibrant, taking inspiration from Celtic and medieval art. The film also takes inspiration from Celtic mythology with the inclusion of a pre-Christian deity and a forest fairy.

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The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival.

Rating:PG
Genre:Family, Animation, Fantasy
Directed By:Tomm Moore
Written By:Will Collins
In Theaters:12/19/2014
Box Office:$857,522
Runtime:94 minutes
Studio:Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions, The Big Farm, Superprod Animation, Nørlum, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Magellan Films, WestEnd Films, StudioCanal, Haut et Court, Backup Media

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Tomm Moore

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David Rawle

Ben (voice)

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Brendan Gleeson

Conor / Mac Lir (voice)

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Lisa Hannigan

Bronach (voice)

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Fionnula Flanagan

Granny / Macha (voice)

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Lucy O'Connell

Saoirse (voice)

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Jon Kenny

Ferry Dan / The Great Seanachaí (voice)

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Pat Shortt

Lug (voice)

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Colm Ó'Snodaigh

Mossy (voice)

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Liam Hourican

Spud / Bus Driver (voice)

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Kevin Swierszcz

Young Ben (voice)

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Will Collins

Additional Voices (voice)

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