Film Screening: The Secret of Kells (2009)

Join the Art Museum in a presentation of the award-nominated animated film The Secret of Kells in conjunction with the Museum’s current exhibition Painted Pages: Illuminated Manuscripts 13th-18th Centuries.

The Secret of Kells is a bewitching animated fairytale for children and adults alike. This vibrant animation is a spirited retelling of the origins of Ireland’s most famous illustrated manuscript, the Book of Kells. With the Viking hordes approaching, the monks of Kells are forced to turn their attention from transcribing manuscripts to building barricades. The future of the precious book is in jeopardy and it falls to Brendan, young nephew of the abbot Cellach, to save the day.

Nominated for an Academy Award in 2010 for best animated feature, the Secret of Kells has screened and won awards in major festivals worldwide. The film combines stunning artwork influenced by Irish medieval illustrations with a sound track composed by award winning French composer Bruno Coulais (Coraline), as well as a special collaboration with Irish super group Kíla. The Secret of Kells was Cartoon Saloon’s first feature film and was directed by Tomm Moore with Nora Twomey as Co-director.

This event is free and open to the public.

Host or Publisher Art Museum, University of Saint Joseph