Director
Andrew Legge
Credits
Producer: Ciara Whelan. Writer: Andrew Legge
Principal Cast
Dominic West, Sophie Scully,
Category
Short
Animation
Family & Teen
A short set in a strange, quasi-Victorian world, The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden sees an inventor (Dominic West) construct a ramshackle robotic wet-nurse for his daughter after her mother dies in childbirth. As the child grows older, a robotic friend is built for her, a development which threatens the fragile stability of their very unusual lives. Made without dialogue, The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden relies on a well-employed music and effects track to tell a science-fiction story about unlikely parenting and even more unlikely friendship.
Awards:Best Irish Short Award at the 25th Galway Film Fleadh 2013.15 minutes, Ireland, 2012, Colour