The Black River of Herself

Synopsis

The Black River of Herself brings to life a fictional Irish Bog Body – an ancient corpse naturally preserved over thousands of years in Ireland’s peat bog lands. Invariably discovered through the process of industrial peat extraction, these bodies become an evocative lens through which to explore our current era of human-induced planetary change. With a script by novelist Daisy Hildyard, the film traverses 300 million years of history across its three sequences, during which the revenant figure of The Bog Body returns to the surface of a world on the brink of ecological collapse. Brought to life through an innovative mix of practical puppetry effects and animatronics, The Bog Body urges its human discoverer to open their eyes; to learn from the many worlds that have gone before or face inevitable extinction.

Main Cast

Nigel O'Neill

The Archaeologist

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Lisa Dwan

Voice of Bog Body

Age : 46 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Daniel Goddard
Crew	Cinematography	Martin Testar
Sound	Music	Aaron Cupples
Directing	Director	Patrick Hough
Production	Producer	Tracy Bass
Writing	Writer	Daisy Hildyard
Department	Role	Name

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