 In pursuit of their greed, a Hermit loses sight of the world around them.Â
2 Minute short filmÂ
Funded by RTÉ and Screen Ireland produced by Studio Meala, Directed by Sarah Benson
Festival Selections
PICTOPLASMA 19th Conference and Festival of Contemporary Character Design and Art, Berlin (May 2023)
Madrid Film Awards (April 2024)
IndieCork (December 2023)
OFFLINE (October 2023)
British Animation Film Festival, London Nominated for Best 2D Animation (May 2023)
Dublin International Film Festival (February 2023)
Cardiff Animation Nights (February 2023)
Chicago Irish Film Festival (March 2023)
Animation Dingle (March 2023)
Toronto Irish Film Festival (March 2023)
Korea International Short Film Festival Nominated for Best Animation (November 2022)
34th Galway Film Fleadh (July 2022, Premiere)
Design Work
(all work below by sarah benson)
Title Cards
Character Design
'Hermit'
'Mother Nature'
'Fish'
 CREWÂ
Producer - Stephen Fagan
Production Coordinator - Leia MontenegroÂ
Director - Sarah Benson
Story Artist - Patrick MoynihanÂ
Character Designer - Sarah Benson
Animation Director - Owen PeuroisÂ
Animators - Diego Molina, Owen Peurois, Sarah Benson
Background Artists - Midori Aikawa, Bárbara Oliveira, Patrick Moynihan
Script Editor - Nadine Flynn
Clean up and colour - Eilish Holohan, Catarina Carvalho, Dean Hamer
Compositing - Beren McCormackÂ
Sound - Faith Nico
Post production - Raygun
This film was funded by RTÉ and Screen Ireland as part of the Frameworks scheme
