Nollaí (2025)

Genre

Christmas film

Country

Ireland, Wales

Runtime

25 min

How it feels

This is a short animated Christmas film about a reindeer named Nollaí who thinks he is just a big-boned reindeer but learns he might actually be an Irish Elk. He goes on an adventure to discover his real origins.

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What happens

Nollaí (Welsh: Nolig) is a short Irish and Welsh animated Christmas film. Nollaig ("Nollaí" for short) is just an ordinary reindeer. Maybe he's a bit taller than the other reindeer but he's always been told he's just big-boned. Nollaí has a great life on the farm with his human family, until he finds out that there's a chance he is actually an Irish Elk! This sends Nollaí on an adventure of discovery to find out about his origins. This is the first animated Christmas film ever to have been jointly commissioned by TG4, BBC NI, and S4C. It is a result of cultural collaboration between Ireland and Wales. Nollaí was first released on the same day by Cúla4, TG4, BBC 2 NI and S4C. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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