An Cailleach Bhéarra

8m
Animation
8

"The Cailleach was dependent on this one thing... every hundred years she must get back to the water and immerse herself so that she might become young again." This film is an interpretation of fragments of the ancient myth of the "cailleach", old hag, otherworld female, mother earth, sovereignty queen, or witch. Told using a large scale puppet and actors moving through real landscape.

Cast

Paddy Burke
Priest
Robyn Gutteridge
Young Cailleach
Biddie Hedderman
Narrator

Crew

Naomi Wilson
Director, Writer, Editor
Louise Curran
Producer
Krystyna Pomeroy
Wardrobe Master, Animation Production Assistant, Props
Teresa Roche
Animation Production Assistant
Brian Doyle
Sound Designer, Music

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