When life really gets animated for Cork animator Nora Twomey

With a cancer diagnosis coinciding with her Oscar nominated film, Cork animator Nora Twomey really has been on life’s rollercoaster. But she’s thrilled ‘The Breadwinner’ is finally opening in Ireland, writes Esther McCarthy.

If you have to miss a little bit of the Oscars because of a comfort break, who better to pass the time with then acting legend Frances McDormand? That’s how Co Cork animator Nora Twomey and her husband Michael found themselves chatting to the Three Billboards star in LA on Oscar night.