Song of the Sea is a 2014 Oscar-nominated animated film directed by Tomm Moore and produced by Cartoon Saloon . It is the second installment in Moore’s "Irish Folklore Trilogy," following The Secret of Kells and preceding Wolfwalkers .
: Ben discovers that Saoirse is a selkie —a mythological creature that lives as a seal in the sea but takes human form on land.
: Saoirse is mute and struggling to survive without her magical seal coat, which her father has hidden.
The story follows 10-year-old Ben and his younger sister, Saoirse, who live in a remote lighthouse with their father, Conor.