As the seal calls to her sisters, so the myth calls to us.

I am interested in myths and their universality - Selkie tales exist worldwide. I wanted to explore the symbolism of selkies or SEALPEOPLE, who can take off their sealskins to take human form, thus  inhabiting 2 worlds/states. Underwater = secret, private (in dreams water symbolises subconscious). Land = public, open expression, 
our conscious state. Like an idea moving from our subconscious to  our conscious, the selkies leave their sealskins and proceed to dance on a beach in view of the world, which, like any act of expression, carries inherent risks. Technique: 16mm film. Mixed 
media, 2D animation with 1 min of colour reversal in middle, of glowing painted dancers against black. Soundtrack has specially arranged music, based on two traditional selkie songs.

1995 Edinburgh Film Festival, Cherbourg, Associated Travelling, Everyman Animation Festival, Cinanima, Espinho, Portugal;

1996 Dublin Film Festival, East Kilbride Film Festival, Singapore Animation Festival,  Manchester Int’l Short Film and Video Festival: Kinofilm;  Cinanima, Espinho, Portugal;  Festival of European Films: Festival on Wheels: Ankara-Izmir-Bursa-Eskisehir; 

1997 Eden Court Theatre, Inverness; Annecy International Animated Film Festival; Cinewomen: Norwich; Cine Film Club, Porto; Sitges Film Festival

1998 Cinema Zita: British Animation Festival, Stockholm

Best Student Film over 5 minutes: Edinburgh, 1995
Best 5-10 Minute Films: Cinanima, 1995