Animation· 2014· Fantasy

Song of the Sea

by Tomm Moore

Song of the Sea: it draws on 2 recorded sources.

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Mythology & Folklore

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Real-world influenceHIGH
  • Celtic mythology

The film draws on Irish myth and folklore: a selkie girl who can take the shape of a seal, the sea god Mac Lir and the owl witch Macha, figures from the old stories told through a family on the Irish coast.

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Nature & Animals

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Real-world influenceMEDIUM
  • Seals
  • Coastlines

A girl who is a selkie, part seal, and her brother travel across the Irish coast, and the film is built on the seals and shoreline of the west of Ireland as much as on its folklore.

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About the work

Song of the Sea

Set in the Irish Folklore Trilogy universe.

An international co-production between Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, France and Luxembourg, the film follows a 15-year-old Irish boy named Ben who discovers that his 6-year-old mute sister Saoirse is a selkie, who has to free faerie creatures from the Celtic goddess Macha whose owls eventually kidnap her, prompting Ben to rescue her.

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