DÙSGADH | A Short Film by Cat Bruce & Breabach

Dùsgadh (n. awakening) is a collaboration between Scottish BAFTA award winning animator & director Cat Bruce and internationally renowned, multi award winning folk music group, Breabach. This unique and innovative project takes the form of an animated film with original score. Based on ‘The Sea Maiden’ a folkloric tale collected by John Francis Campbell, it is narrated by renowned tradition bearer Margaret Bennett. The soundtrack comprises of five new pieces of music, one composed by each of Breabach’s five members. All filmwork & music was produced, written and recorded individually, from home 2020.
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Directed & Animated by Cat Bruce
Soundtrack by Breabach
[Conal McDonagh, Megan Henderson, Calum MacCrimmon, Ewan Robertson, James Lindsay]
Narration by Margaret Bennet
Gaelic translation by Ewen Henderson
Character Rigging by Will Anderson
Additional Animation by Gavin Robinson
Design Assistant Ailsa Williams
Story and Script Cat Bruce & Jos Collins
Additional music recording & production Keir Long
Mixed by Keir Long
Mastered by Andrea Gobbi
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[@TheSilentW]

Beautiful and poetic - thanks for sharing this with the world!

[@DarkXAngelXWing]

This is beautiful, utterly stunning. Love how the animals move and how much character you can see in them (also the woodland creatures are the absolute cutest!).

[@paydoogsx2188]

Superb - Thank you all for sharing ❤

[@amcmanusmusic]

I'm had this on the background while working twice now. And I keep glancing to see pieces of the animation. Excited to watch it properly over the weekend, as it sounds and looks spectacularly beautiful. Such a great collaborative achievement! Congratulations to all involved, it is amazing!

[@happyauntie2512]

The best Christmas gift :) Thank you so much

[@anguswhitfield6113]

Thank you to Cat Bruce & Breabach for sharing this with us at Christmas!

[@ScottishMoore]

Wonderful story, great animation and stunning music.
Thank you

[@EngineeredBody]

❤

[@darylandgoats]

Absolutely mesmerising! Stunning!

[@weri4953]

Magic!

[@mmiller2539]

Excellent!!!

[@soniaweber361]

I love every second - thank you for this wonderful music & story❤

[@anguswhitfield6113]

Here we go!!❤

[@derrinmcgowan2141]

An outright masterpiece, thank you so much ❤

[@islandarchie]

That was absolutely brilliant, we really enjoyed the story, the amazing animation and the beautiful music. Thank you so much, so glad to have watched and enjoyed it so much!

[@soniaweber361]

W-O-O-O-W

[@soniaweber361]

So beautiful!

[@SaraSantos-mh2xj]

Marvelous story😍😍😍

[@onion_wind]

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[@MainlyHuman]

Absolutely lovely, I've been waiting ages to see this. Is the film available to buy somewhere?

[@SpcStudio]

Amazing