n this film the mighty Queen Aoife takes revenge on the hero Cu Chulainn by tricking him into slaying his only son. This lamentable story is derived from the medieval Irish text Aided Oenfer Aoife (The death of Aoife's only son). Official Selection to the Once a Week Online Film Festival 2011 http://onceaweekfilmfest.weebly.com/ www.myspace.com/cruachanfanpage NOX ARCANA (Phantasmagoria) From the album 'Blackthorn Asylum' www.noxarcana.com DEAD CAN DANCE TRIBUTE (The Host of Seraphim) www.myspace.com/deadcandancetribute Voices: Paul Creegan as Narrator & Messenger Sara Preston as Connlach Lucy Whitehall as Queen Aife Daryl Mc Shane as Cu Chulainn & Bricne Na Cairbre Damian Byrne as King Conchubar Animators Damian Byrne Layout artist Damian Byrne Storyboard artist Damian Byrne Digital Colour/paint artist Damian Byrne 3D Modelling Aran Roebuck Damian Byrne 3D Animator Aran Roebuck Character Design Damian Byrne Key -frame artist Damian Byrne Key clean-up artist Damian Byrne In between artist Damian Byrne Production Management Wayne Thomas Music Editor Damian Byrne Eoin Banahan Music contractor and researcher Damian Byrne Effects Artists Damian Byrne Kieran Baxter Conceptual artist Damian Byrne Research department Damian Byrne Nicole Volmering Sound department Damian Byrne Tommy Swift Very special thank you to Nicole Volmering For her relentless support, enthusiasm and knowledge of Old Irish literature nvolmering @ gmail.com For more artwork by Damian Byrne WWW.DAMIANBYRNE.COM Director Damian Byrne Script writer (Adapted from the medieval Irish text Aided Oenfer Aoife (The death of Aoife's only son). Damian Byrne Editor Damian Byrne Music CRUACHAN (Cruachan - Cattle Raid of Cooley (Tain Bo Cuailgne)) (Winner) Reelshow International Student Film Festival Clermont International Short Film Festival (France) Chicago Irish Film Festival (USA) Waterford International Film Festival (Ireland), Irish Film Festa (Rome) Capital Irish Film Festival (Washington DC, USA) Odds Picture Show (Manchester, U.K.) Flicks International Student Film festival (Holland) Dundee University Degree Show (Scotland) Garm Lu, Celtic Society (Canada). Culture Night (Ireland) Directors Biography: Damian Byrne is a traditional and digital artist from Dublin where he initially studied at The Irish School of Animation and has just received a BA in Animation and Electronic Media from the University of Dundee, Scotland. Cú Chulainn's Lament is Damian's directorial debut and was thought by many to be an impossible project for one student. However, after two years he has combined music from international artists, actors from the Lip Theatre, Scotland and a very high personal standard, to create what is surely a very powerful animated short about one woman's revenge over Ireland's greatest hero. Now residing in Cork, Ireland he is currently working on the graphic novel of Cú Chulainn's Lament Title: Cú Chulainn's Lament Genre: Animation, Celtic, fantasy, mythology. Language: English Format: PAL (1024 x 576), (if requested: NTSC (USA). Country of Production: Scotland Date of completion (month, year): May, 2010 Running time: 5:36 mins