Overview

This Irish animated feature was the second film from Cartoon Saloon, the relatively new Irish film production company known for The Secret of Kells and, like their other work, was also hand-drawn. The story follows a 10-year-old Irish boy named Ben (David Rawle) who discovers that his sister Saoirse, who does not speak and whom he blames for the apparent death of his mother, is a selkie who has to free fairy creatures from the Celtic goddess Macha. While not screened often in the United States, the film gained international acclaim and a nomination for the Best Animated Feature Oscar.