Professor Pfinklepfunder's $1 Sunday Family Films
Directed by Tomm Moore
With David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson, Lisa Hannigan
Rated PG, 93 minutes, DCP
In English and Irish with English subtitles
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 faerie 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.
Directed by Tomm Moore
With David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson, Lisa Hannigan
Rated PG, 93 minutes, DCP
In English and Irish with English subtitles
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 faerie 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.
Co-presented by the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies.
Event Dates
Sunday, March 16, 2025 - 1:00 PM
