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The Burden (film)
''The Burden'' (Swedish: ''Min börda'') is a Swedish independent animated drama short film directed by Niki Lindroth von Bahr produced by Malade AB. It was released on 12 June 2017. The film has won several prizes, including The Annecy Cristal of the Best animated Short at the 41st Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Best International Short Film at the Toronto International Film Festival 2017, and nominated for the Prize for Best Short Film 2017 at the Directors' Fortnight (''Quinzaine des Réalisateurs'') during Cannes Festival 2017. Plot A dark musical enacted in a modern market place, situated next to a large freeway. The employees of the various commercial venues deal with boredom and existential anxiety by performing cheerful musical turns. The apocalypse is a tempting liberator. Accolades The short was part of the world touring screening The Animation Showcase 2017. References External links''The Burden''on Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbrevi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niki Lindroth Von Bahr
Niki Lindroth von Bahr (born 14 February 1984, Stockholm) is a Swedish director and animator based in Stockholm, Sweden. Biography von Bahr studied animation at the Royal Institute of Art. She received her master's degree in fine art in 2016. Her films ''Bath House'' (2014) and ''Tord & Tord'' (2010) have been screened in prestigious festivals such as Berlinale, Sundance and Annecy. ''Tord & Tord'' was nominated as Best Short film at Guldbaggegalan (Main Swedish film award) 2011 and won the Grand Prix of Fredrikstad Animation Festival the same year. In 2017 von Bahr released ''Min Börda'' ('' The Burden''), a dystopian animated musical. Her short was nominated for the Prize for Best Short Film 2017 at the Directors' Fortnight (''Quinzaine des Réalisateurs'') during Cannes Festival in May 2017. One month later, ''The Burden'' won the Oscars qualifying Cristal Award for the Best Animated Short at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France. Since the release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |