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The Secret of Kells (French version)
Location
Main screening room
Date
October 26th, 2024
Admission
Free admission
Duration
75 min
Cycle
Relaxed screening

For this screening, the lighting and sound are adjusted to create a calm, safe, and inclusive environment. Viewers are free to move, express themselves, and interact as they wish. Whether you're attending alone, with friends, or with family, our relaxed screenings offer a friendly and accessible cinematic experience for everyone, especially neuroatypical people and those with newborn babies.

Relaxed screening
Winner of the Audience Award, 2009 Annecy Festival
Limited seating

The Secret of Kells
Directed by
Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey
Language
French version
Origins
Belgium, France, Ireland
Year
2009
Duration
75 min
Genre
Animation, adventure, family, fantasy
Format
35 mm
Synopsis

Adventure, action and danger await 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells.

The Secret of Kells
Awards

Tomm Moore

Tomm Moore is an Irish filmmaker, animator, illustrator and comics artist. He co-founded Cartoon Saloon with Nora Twomey and Paul Young, an animation studio and production company based in Kilkenny, Ireland. His first three feature films, The Secret of Kells (2009), co-directed with Nora Twomey, Song of the Sea (2014) and Wolfwalkers (2020), co-directed with Ross Stewart, have received critical acclaim and were all nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Nora Twomey

Nora Twomey is an Irish animator, director, screenwriter, producer and voice actress. She co-founded Cartoon Saloon with Tomm Moore and Paul Young, an animation studio and production company, based in Kilkenny City, Ireland. She is best known for co-directing The Secret of Kells (2009) and directing The Breadwinner (2017). Her work on both films earned Academy Award nominations for Best Animated Feature.

Relaxed screenings

The Cinémathèque québécoise proposes relaxed screenings open to all, especially neuroatypical people and those with newborn babies, who wish to enjoy a film in a relaxed atmosphere.