Selkie (film)

For the article about the sea folk, see Selkie.

Selkie
Promotional poster
Directed by	Donald Crombie
Screenplay by	Rob George
Story by	Kate Fawkes David Marlow
Produced by	Jane Ballantyne Rob George
Starring	Shimon Moore Chelsea Bruland Mariana Rego Bryan Marshall
Cinematography	David Foreman
Edited by	Edward McQueen-Mason
Music by	Sean Timms
Release date	6 April 2000
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Box office	A$371,198 (Australia)

Selkie is a 2000 Australian family fantasy film. It features former Sick Puppies lead singer Shimon Moore.

Plot

Jamie (Shimon Moore) is a typical teenager living the good life: a popular lad, he has a part-time job, is on the football team and is the lead guitarist in a rock band. But all this is threatened when his mum (Celine O'Leary) announces that she has a new job as head scientist at a marine research base.

Forced to uproot and move to a remote island, Jamie soon discovers that all is not as it seems. He begins to notice changes to his body – scales and webbed fingers – things beyond the explanation of teenage changes. Changes which suggest that he is somehow connected to a legendary line of selkies – a magical people from ancient Scotland who have the power to change into seals.

Cast

• Shimon Moore as Jamie Duncan
• Chelsea Bruland as Samantha
• Mariana Rego as Alison Duncan
• Bryan Marshall as Malcolm
• Celine O'Leary as Dr. Iona Duncan
• Elspeth Ballantyne as Loopy Laura
• Michael Habib as Tony Delmarco
• Edmund Pegge as Gordon Harris

Production

It was set and shot in South Australia including Port Noarlunga South beach (“South Port”). The fishing harbor location was filmed at Granite Island off Victor Harbor in South Australia which is about fifty kilometers further south of Port Noarlunga or about one hour's drive from the state's capital city of Adelaide. The visual effects were done by Rising Sun Pictures.

External links

• Selkie at IMDb
• Selkie at Urban Cinefile