Her Song

Astonishingly beautiful and heart-rendingly poignant, Her Song is not the usual animated short that we feature on Kuriositas.  A young girl visits her grandmother and over a cup of tea their conversation leads to a revelation – a secret never to be told, as it were.  Exquisitely animated, this extraordinary piece of art harkens back to a somewhat bleak time in Irish history (not so long ago) when unmarried pregnant women were forced into Mother and Baby homes, often with tragic results.

Directed by Éabha Bortolozzo and Jack Kirwan, Her Song was produced by Greg Connolly with Radii Animation and features performances by Brenda Fricker and Nicola Coughlan. The film’s evocative atmosphere is enriched by an original music composition from Matilda O'Mahony and Rachel O'Grady.  If you are not often taken aback by something, give this award winning animation a go.

Watch Her Song below.