Animated film about loughcrew to be launched

A trailer for the animated film ‘Conan and the Magical Light of Loughcrew’ will be launched as part of the Equivox Drama Festival in Oldcastle on 20th September at 7.45pm in Oldcastle Library.
The launch is part of a whole weekend of celebrations for the ‘Farewell to the Light’ Equinox Festival which marks the passage from the light of summer to the darkness of winter.  
Kitchen Cupboard Productions are producing the film following the success of the book published last year.
Author, Tina Halpin and illustrator, Lisa Brady are collaborating with animator, Margaret McKenna to create an animated film which brings young Conan’s adventures on the Loughcrew hills to life.
The film tells the story of Conan and his father who, in the darkness of the night, make their way to the top of Sliabh na
Caillaigh to view the spectacle of the rising sun hitting the backstone at dawn. It brings to life the magic and mystery of the ‘Hill of the Witch’, which 5,000 years later can still be seen twice a year at the spring and autumn Equinox.
While there are many insightful books and technical descriptions of the megalithic monuments at
Loughcrew, until now there has been nothing to fire the imagination of children.
“Watching so many children and families visiting the Loughcrew Cairns last summer was my inspiration for the book and turning it into a film takes the magic one step further,’ said Ms Halpin.
The collaboration between the three women – most of which takes places around their respective kitchen tables – feeds off their shared passion for the area and the wonder of having such an ancient monument on their doorstep.