Fantasy ·Romance ·Mystery · United Kingdom · 2013 · 20m

The Selkie's Lover

The Selkie's Lover poster
Director
Michael Groom
Cast
Jason Langley as Niall Gunn Georgina Strawson as Marina Shirley Henderson as The Raconteur (voice) Scott Christie as Archie (voice) Ed Boyter as Pictish Warrior
Crew
Fionn Watts — Director of Photography Toby Watts — Editor Michael Groom — Writer Michael Groom — Producer Fionn Watts — Producer Toby Watts — Producer
Tagline

It is said that if a man possesses a selkie's skin she is forced to become his wife.

Synopsis

A seal in water and human on land, the mythical selkie cannot return to their true home in the sea if their seal skin is stolen. In this modern adaptation a selkie woman trapped on land in human form, longing to return to her underwater realm, unwittingly falls in love with a young fisherman.

Mood & Themes
mythologyselkiesea creatureshort film
Key Collaborators
Michael Groom Director Fionn Watts Director of Photography Toby Watts Editor Michael Groom Writer Michael Groom Producer Fionn Watts Producer Toby Watts Producer
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