The Moody Brood is a television documentary unlike any other. It follows the filmmaker’s ten siblings from their childhood in the forties to the present day - from a small Catholic community to the world stage. After the Second World War, there was an idealized, normal family: this documentary explodes that myth.
Keating conducted interviews with her siblings using a small tape recorder. Animated by Helen Hill, this production combines old and new technology - 16mm film and computer manipulation - to create innovative animation, with a whimsical soundscape by Helen Bredin and composer Sandy Moore.
The Moody Brood examines issues universal to all families: the effects of community and religion, the influence of siblings, and the moral standards imposed by parents. It asks difficult questions: How much do we, as adults, shed these early experiences? Do they shape our whole lives? Is there any such thing as the functional family?
Directed by: Lulu Keating
1 x 60 minutes
