Sunday 12 November 2006

TELLING IT LIKE IT WAS...

In connection with a possible publishing project - and possibility seems to be becoming increasingly vague! - I've recently been pondering the challenges implicit in retelling stories from The Good Book for a contemporary readership.

Irish filmmaker, Cathal Gaffney, tackled just this issue in the 2001 Oscar nominated animated short, Give Up Yer Aul Sins.

Enjoy... And, of course, heed the lesson!



Give Up Yer Aul Sins
Credits:
Voice - Maria McDermot Roe (Teacher)
Music - Darren Hendley
Animation - Alan Shannon & Brian Gilmore
Editor - Darragh O'Connell
Producer - Darragh O'Connell
Director - Cathal Gaffney

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