The Burden / Min Börda / Breme

Niki Lindroth von Bahr (Malade) 
2017, Sweden, 14'00''

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.

Temen muzikal, ki se odvija v sodobnem nakupovalnem središču ob veliki avtocesti. Zaposleni v različnih trgovskih obratih se z dolgčasom in eksistencialno tesnobo spopadajo z izvajanjem vedrih glasbenih točk. Apokalipsa je mamljiva osvoboditev.

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Language: Swedish 
Recommended for children under 14 years old: YES 
Technique: Puppet animation

Team

Script: Niki Lindroth von Bahr 
Producer: Kalle Wettre (Malade) 
Music: Hans Appelqvist 
Lyrics: Martin Luuk 
Voices: Klungan  

Niki Lindroth von Bahr

is an artist and animation director based in Stockholm. Her award winning short films Something to Remember (2019), The Burden (2017), Bath House (2014) and Tord and Tord (2010) has been screened at festivals like Cannes, Berlinale, Toronto and Sundance. The Burden has since its premiere in 2017 won 82 awards, including the Cristal for Best Short Film in Annecy, Best International Short Film in Toronto and Guldbaggen for Best Short Film. Niki got her master degree in fine arts from The Royal Institute of Art in 2016. She is represented as an artist by Stene Projects Gallery in Stockholm and as a director by Nexus Studios in London. She is also a costume designer and has been working for artists like Fever Ray and David Bowie. Member of the Oscars Academy since 2020.

Find more: www.nikilindroth.com