2004 / Short / cutout

The Tain

Name: The Tain
Released: 2004

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Year2004

Format familyShort

Techniquecutout

Overview

22m short, released 04/04/2004 (US) (bracket = TMDB release market, not confirmed production country). directed by Andy Smetanka. A cut-out animation musical adaptation of the Irish epic Táin Bó Cúailnge. Colin Meloy is also listed as narrator (TMDB keywords: silhouette, cutout animation). Production company not yet sourced.

Cast & crew (2)

Cast and crew credited on The Tain
Person	Role	Department	Source
Andy Smetanka	director	direction	TMDB source themoviedb.org medium confidence Details Daily enrichment 2026-10-26.
Colin Meloy	writer	writing	TMDB source themoviedb.org medium confidence Details Daily enrichment 2026-10-26.

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