HER SONG
Her Song is an award-winning short film co-directed by Eabha Bortolozzo and Jack Kiwan, featuring performances from Brenda Fricker and Nicola Coughlan. The 2D animated story reflects on the legacy of Ireland’s Mother and Baby Homes, combining folklore, memory, and history in a poignant exploration of silenced voices.
The Irish Times
"Her Song wins Best Animation Short at the IFTAS 2021"
extra.ie
“The Late Late Show praised for ‘powerful’ animation on trauma of Mother and Baby homes”
Her Song
Short Film
Directed by Éabha Bortolozzo & Jack Kirwan
Produced by Greg Connolly with Radii Animation
Starring Brenda Fricker & Nicola Coughlan
Music Composition by Matilda O'Mahony and Rachel O'Grady
Sound Design by Stephen Harris
Awards
IFTA Awards – 2021 – Best Animated Short
Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) – 2021 – Best Irish Short (Sue Bruce-Smith Award)
Dublin Animation Film Festival (DAFF) – 2021 –Best Irish Short Film
Animation Dingle – 2021 –Best Irish Professional Short
Cork International Film Festival – 2020 – Screen Ireland Shorts presentation
Lady Filmmakers Festival – August 16, 2021 – Award Winner
Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift – March 1, 2021 – Award Winner
HER INTERNATIONAL Film Festival – September 23, 2021 – Award Winner
Feel The Reel International Film Festival – November 30, 2020 – Award Winner
TMFF - The Monthly Film Festival – November 30, 2020 – Award Winner
London International Monthly Film Festival – January 3, 2022 – Award Winner
River Film Festival – May 5, 2021 – Award Winner
Official Selections
16 Days 16 Films – November 18, 2020
Neum Animated Film Festival – May 15, 2021
Inheritance - The Environmental Festival – July 8, 2021
Helsinki Education Film Festival International – August 2, 2021
Aesthetica Film Festival – August 31, 2021
Coronado Island Film Festival – September 1, 2021
Suffolk Shorts – September 3, 2021
Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival – September 8, 2021
EFN Short Film Festival – September 10, 2021
2025 Great Lakes International Film Festival – September 11, 2021
SCAD Savannah Film Festival – September 15, 2021
OFFline Film Festival – September 28, 2021
Still Voices Film Festival – September 24, 2021
Foyle Film Festival – October 20, 2021
Greenwich Village Film Festival – October 25, 2021
The Arthouse Film Festival – December 1, 2021
TrueView Film Festival – December 17, 2021
Femfilm Oslo – April 10, 2022
Bloomsday Film Festival – May 14, 2023
Reel Teal Film Festival – February 11, 2021
9th Chaniartoon 2025 – August 22, 2021
Cork International Film Festival – 2022
Aesthetica Short Film Festival (ASFF)
Irish Film Festival London – September 20, 2021
LA Femme International Film Festival – September 21, 2021
