An Cailleach Bhéarra

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An Cailleach Bhéarra (2007)

Directed by Naomi Wilson

Animation · 8m

"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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Naomi Wilson
Writer
Naomi Wilson
Editor
Naomi Wilson
Producer
Louise Curran

Details

Release date
2007-07-14
Runtime
8m
Genres
Animation
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Ireland
Production
Metropolitan Filmexport, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland