A temporary gathering of stardust,

Starling migrates through a watercolour Motherland.

On a sensory journey of hope and healing,

over Mountains and under Seas,

she is guided by the voice of her Mother, Earth .

As she heads Home,

through the gloaming .

A poem painted to awaken the senses,

A universal bedtime story,

And a call to nurture a life wild and kind .

wildkind short film

by dog Ears Animation Studio

(Irish / Arabic / English)

Created by Ciara Tinney and based on the book WildKind

Directed by John McDaid

Animation by Morgane Tissier & Hugo McCrea

Digital Art by Jack Foley

Painted by Ciara Tinney

Sound Design & Score by Robbie Boake (Love From Belfast)

Production Managers Carrie Bonner McLaughlin & Eimear McGowan

Producer Ciara Tinney

Exec Producer Fionnuala Deane

Editor John McDaid

Translation by Aodán Jaff Mac Séafraidh & Nouha Brereton

Voice-over Artists (Gaeilge & English)

Birdie Blue Boake

Fiadh Rós Boake

Adabelle Boake

Ciara Tinney

Jo Tinney

Voice-over Artists (Arabic)

Rasha Salih

Elaf Ginawi

Arwa Ali

Raseel Abdallah

Asraa Altmimi

Adyan Almola

Nouha Brereton

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