"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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Metropolitan Filmexport, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Keywords
- irish folklore
- short film
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Top Cast
Paddy Burke as Priest
Robyn Gutteridge as Young Cailleach
Biddie Hedderman as Narrator
Top Crew
Naomi Wilson · Director, Writer
Louise Curran · Producer
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