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An Irish grandmothers unexpected departure from her lonely life. 

The film tells the story of a lonely Irish Grandmother called Alma. Faced with the prospect of yet another Christmas without her emigrated Family, Alma is at an all time low. This almost tragedy quickly turns into a comedy as the universe conspires to bring her closer to her family than she could ever have imagined

  • Aoífe Doyle
    Director
    Urban Tails
  • Aoífe Doyle
    Writer
    Urban Tails
  • Niamh Herrity
    Producer
    Urban Tails/ Meanwhile on the Train
  • Non Dialogue
    Key Cast
     
  • Aoífe Doyle
    Story Development
    Urban Tails
  • Leo Crowley
    Story Development
    Urban Tails
  • Aoífe Doyle
    Art Direction & Character Design
     
  • Leo Crowley
    Colour Boards & Asset Design
     
  • Paula Blumen
    Background Design
     
  • Rory Wolahan
    Background Design
     
  • Leo Crowley
    Concept Art
     
  • Aoífe Doyle
    Concept Art
     
  • Niall Byrne
    Concept Art
     
  • Beata Lukasiewicz
    Rigging
     
  • Craig Fish
    Rigging
     
  • Leo Crowley
    Storyboards & Animatic
     
  • Aoífe Doyle
    Storyboards & Animatic
     
  • Aoífe Doyle
    Animation Director
     
  • Leo Crowley
    Toon Boom Animation
     
  • Billy Shing
    Toon Boom Animation
     
  • Alan Carruthers
    Toon Boom Animation
     
  • Beata Lukasiewicz
    Toon Boom Animation
     
  • Craig Fish
    Flash Animation
     
  • Leo Crowley
    Lead Compositor
     
  • Rory Wolahan
    Additional Compositing
     
  • Aoífe Doyle
    Offline Edit
     
  • Leo Crowley
    Offline Edit
     
  • Paul Lynch
    Sound Design
     
  • Paul Lynch at Studio4
    Recorded & Mixed
     
  • Egg Post Production
    Post Production Services
     
Director Biography - Aoífe Doyle

Aoífe Doyle is the creative director and co-founder of Pink Kong Studios based in Dublin, Ireland.

Aoífe's background in classical animation led her to work for over a decade in Ireland's booming animation sector before co-founding Pink Kong Studios. She is the creative driving force of the studio, guiding artists and ensuring the studio adheres to the creative vision.

Aoífe most recent director credits include: 
"Departure" 2017 (Irish Film Board)(SHORT FILM) 
"Urban Tails" 2017 (RTÉ)(SHORT FILM & TV SERIES) 
"Ends Meet" 2017 (RTÉ)(TV SERIES)

Aoífe's work has won awards such as, Festival Minuto (2015) Best in show 2009 & Gold for a Digital media Award (2010). Her films have been shown everywhere from New York to Mumbai, and her short film “Nana’s Strawberry Preserve” was chosen to represent Irish Animation in the “focus on Ireland” in Annecy2012.

Twitter: @eefaah/ @pinkkongstudios 
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/aoífe-doyle-13a93013 

 

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