Ovary-Acting / Drama z jajčnikom

Ida Melum (Klipp og Lim)
2025, Norway, Sweden, UK, 12'26''

While stuck at her sister’s baby shower a thirty-something woman is forced to decide whether she wants to have kids or not after unexpectedly giving birth to her reproductive organs.

Ženska v tridesetih je ujeta na sestričnini zabavi za prihajajočega dojenčka. Ko nepričakovano rodi lastne reproduktivne organe, se je prisiljena odločiti, ali si sploh želi otrok.

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Language: English
Recommended for children under 14 years old: Yes
Technique: Puppet animation, Object animation

Team

Script: Laura Jayne Tunbridge
Animation: Ida Melum, Rich Farris
Music: Joseph Stevenson, Alastair McNamara
Voice of Eva: Synnøve Karlsen
Voice of Ovy: Sofia Oxenham
Sound deigner: Miles Sullivan
Producers: Kjersti Greger, Michelle Brøndum, Johan Edstrom, Lesley Posso

Ida Melum

is an EE BAFTA and BIFA-nominated, Annie and RTS award-winning animation director based in Sweden. She is an alumna of the prestigious MA Directing Animation program at the National Film and Television School, where she graduated with the stop-motion film Night of the Living Dread. The film was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Short Animation, won an Annie Award in 2023 and was selected for over 80 festivals worldwide. Her upcoming stop-motion short, Ovary-Acting, was supported by both the Norwegian and Swedish Film Institute and is set to have its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival 2025. The film has also been selected for the Official Competition at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2025. Her other credits include working as an animator on acclaimed projects such as the BAFTA-winning Poles Apart and Facing It and the BBC nature documentary Attenborough's Wonder of Song. In 2022 she was also hired to create and direct the festival trailer for Fredrikstad Animation Festival. In addition to her work as a filmmaker and animator, Ida has served on multiple film festival juries, using her experience and perspective to support and celebrate emerging voices in animation.

Find more: @iidamelum