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Our resources are designed to be used with selected film titles, which are available free for clubs at www.intofilm.org Film guide The Secret of Kells Ireland, France, Belgium | 2009 | Cert. PG 75 mins Directors: Norah Twomey Tomm Moore Brendan is a young boy in medieval Ireland, whose community is under siege. He is beckoned to adventure when a master illuminator arrives with an ancient, but unfinished book, containing secret wisdom. To help complete the book, Brendan must face his deepest fears in an enchanted forest, full of mythical creatures. This magical animation is a triumph of innovative hand-drawn techniques. Buena Vista © (2009) All rights reserved. You will like this film if you liked Talk about it (before the film) Spirited Away (2001, PG) The Secret of Kells is based on the legend that surrounds the real Book of Kells. An illuminated book containing the four gospels of the New Testament, what stories do you know from important religious texts? There are lots of legends and mythological creatures explored in this film, what myths or mythical creatures do you know about already? Talk about it (after the film) • What was Brendan’s uncle like? What were his main concerns? • Brendan repeatedly disobeyed his uncle so he could help Aidan with the book. Why did he do this? Why was the book so important? Buena Vista © (2001) All rights reserved. • The book is meant to bring light into darkness, what do you think that means? • What did you think of the style of animation? Try to think of an Watch next example where you have seen this type of animation before. Sword in the Stone (1963, U) Write about it Bring your ideas together in a review and share it on our Into Film clubs’ website. You could include a summary of the story, mention other films that it’s similar to, describe what you particularly liked or disliked and give it your star rating. Extension Activity Research the Book of Kells and study some of its illustrations. After that you could create your own illustrations for a text. Disney © (1963) All rights reserved. intofilm.org Into Film is a trading name of Film Nation UK. Registered Charity number 1154030..

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The EDUCATIONAL KIT Secret of Kells Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey CONTENT p.3 GENERAL INFORMATION p.4 Synopsis p.5 FILM ANALYSIS p.5 p.6 Film context Expressive means p.6 p.8 Historical context Recognition Image 1 p.10 CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES p.10 p.13 p.15 Starter activity Animated colours The “real” face of and shapes the Vikings p.11 The hero’s journey p.14 Filmic means and director’s choices 2 GENERAL INFORMATION TOMM MOORE (1977, IRELAND) NORA TWOMEY (1971, IRELAND). The film, which is set in the early ninth-century monastic settlement of Kells, is based on a concept which Moore had been exploring a decade earlier while a student of animation at Ballyfermot Senior College in Dublin in 1999. With his co-director Nora Twomey, Moore and the Cartoon Saloon studio have achieved international acclaim for their work, including nominations in the Best Animated Feature Film category at the Oscars for The Secret of Kells in 2010 and for Song of the Sea in 2015. More recently, Twomey’s The Breadwinner (2017), which is set in Afghanistan and stylistically encompasses a more naturalistic and real- world look, also received an Academy nomination for Best Animated Feature in 2018. Moore is currently co-directing a third animated feature, Wolfwalkers, a mythic tale set in Kilkenny that is inspired by local history and legends and is due for release in late 2020. Image 2 Image 3 Twomey is currently directing the 2D American-Irish animation film My Father’s dragon, due for release in 2021.
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