Cartoon Saloon Reveals Trailer for ‘Kindred Spirits’ Feature
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Key Points:
- Cartoon Saloon co-founder Tomm Moore announced his new animated feature, Kindred Spirits, inspired by the historic bond between Irish famine victims and First Nations peoples in the U.S. and Canada, highlighting a connection renewed during the pandemic.
- The film follows two displaced children, Mara, an Irish refugee in 1847 New York, and Tushka, a Choctaw boy, as they journey across America seeking family and home, with supernatural elements tied to Mara’s deceased brother.
- The project involves collaboration with Native American artists and musicians to authentically incorporate Indigenous cultures, blending Irish and Native American visual and musical influences.
- Co-produced by Cartoon Saloon and Folivari, Kindred Spirits is in development with plans for
