Wide eyed Julián is about to spend the summer with a grandmother he barely knows. He is amazed to discover her treasure trove apartment, his own Caribbean heritage and the lively Brooklyn community he is surrounded by. But most surprising of all, Julián discovers that he is, in fact, a mermaid!
Louise Bagnall
An Irish animator-director and creative director at Cartoon Saloon in Kilkenny. She wrote and directed the shorts ‘Colour Contamination’ (2008), ‘Donkey’ (2009), ‘The Powers Project’ (2011), ‘Loose Ends’ (2012), ‘Ghost Stories’ (2013) and ‘Late Afternoon’ (2017), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. ‘Julián’ (2026) is her latest feature. Besides directing, she has worked as a character designer on ‘Puffin Rock’ and ‘The Breadwinner’ (Nora Twomey, 2017) and as a storyboard artist on ‘Wolfwalkers’ (Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, 2020) and as an assistant director on ‘My Father’s Dragon’ (Nora Twomey, 2022). ‘Julián’ (2026), his latest feature film, had its world premiere out of competition at the Annecy Festival.
DIRECTOR
Louise Bagnall
SCREENPLAY
Julian Taveras
ANIMATION
Andrzej Radka, Gilles Rudziak
EDITOR
Richie Cody, Owen Peters
SOUND
Jesse Fellows, Thom O'Neil
MUSIC
La-Nai Gabriel
PRODUCTION
Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore, Paul Young, Anthony Leo, Andrew Rosen, Stéphan Roelants, Fabien Renelli, Charlotte de La Gournerie, Lewis Taylor
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Cartoon Saloon, Mélusine Studio, Aircraft Pictures, Sun Creature
VOICES
Knyght Darius Jack, Milcania Diaz-Rojas, Lisa-Kaindé Díaz, Naomi Díaz, Zariah Georgia Ellis, Emma So, Avery Star Pryce Tibayan, Kim Roberts
