DAGDA’S HARP
Short film for RTEjr

Awakened by the retelling of his story, Dagda appears to a group of children,
but the result of his spellbinding music isn’t quite as scary as they thought.

A short Halloween film for RTÉjr, Irish broadcaster. Winner, Best Animation Award, RTS Ireland 2022, Winner Maribor Young Audience Grand Prix, StopTrik International Film Festival, 2022, nominated for Best Animated Short Film, Irish Film and Television Awards, 2023.

Written, Directed and Animated by Daniel Quirke
Production Company: Cardel
Produced by Molly Denton
Exec Produced by Carla Mooney, Delwyn Mooney & Joseph Wallace
Executive Producer RTÉjr Eimear O’Mahony
Cinematography by Graham Boonzaaier
Music by Harry Brokensha
Sound Design by Ed Rousseau
Compositing by Tom Smith
Online and grade by Francis Qureshi
Stop Motion Animation by Rich Farris
2D Animation by Anna Pereira Finn
Puppets by Lisa Ott, Gemma Byrne, Agatha Roudaut, Claire Smithson
Modelmaking by Eleanor Barber, Gabriel Drewett, Jennifer Kidd, Alice Simonato