Song of the Sea

Tomm
Moore

Tomm Moore Co-founder and Creative Director of Cartoon Saloon Over the company’s history, Tomm has worked as Director, Art Director, Storyboarder, Animator and Illustrator on a range of projects from commercials to service work for feature films and TV series, as well as a number of short films projects. Tomm has directed 2 universally successful feature films. Both were nominated for Best Animated Feature at the ACADEMY AWARD® The Secret of Kells in 2010 and the spiritual follow-up, Song of the Sea in 2015. Tomm also co-directed (with Ross Stewart) the “On Love” segment for The Prophet, a feature animation produced by Salma Hayek based on one of the best-selling books of all time. He has recently finished his latest feature film “Wolfwalkers” which he co-directed with Ross Stewart. Tomm Moore received the Directors Guild of Ireland and America’s Finder’s Series Award in 2008 and European Director of the year at Cartoon Movie in 2009.

Ben and his little sister Saoirse, the last of the selkies, set out on a magical journey through a world of ancient legends to return home to the sea. On their journey, creatures from Irish mythology come to life, and magic blends with reality. This poetic story inspired by selkie legends tells of family, loss, and the power of returning home.