Filíocht Anois

Episode 2

Oileán agus Oileán Eile

Witty animation that explores Seán Ó Ríordáin's personal philosophy on the nature of poetry in the poem Oileán agus Oileán Eile.

Episode 3

An tSeanbhean Bhocht

Witty animation that explores Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's poem, where Ireland is no longer portrayed as a beautiful woman, but a quarrelsome old woman who cannot be pleased.

Episode 4

Leaba Shíoda

Enchanting animation that explores Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's powerful love poem, where the natural world becomes a metaphor for physical love.

Episode 5

Oileán

Animation that explores Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's radical poem where she imagines her lover as an island.

Episode 6

Cuimhne an Domhnaigh

Striking animation that explores Máirtín Ó Direáin's reflective poem about the uneasy relationship between the individual and his island home, Inis Mór.

Episode 7

An tEarrach Thiar

A striking animation that explores the poet Máirtín Ó Direáin's early romantic reflections of his island home, Inis Mór.

Episode 8

Blianta an Chogaidh (The War Years)

Powerful animated short that explores Máirtín Ó Direáin's guilty reflection on Ireland's neutral stance during the Second World War, captured in the poem Blianta an Chogaidh.

Episode 9

One for Sorrow

A striking animation that explores the poet Gréagóir Ó Dúill's personal poem that celebrates the life of his beloved aunt.

Episode 10

An Caoradóir

A striking animation that explores Cathal Ó Searcaigh's poem about the bleak and lonely life of an old sheep farmer, typical of rural Gortahork.