Comedy

The Burden

2017 Adults 14 min

Synopsis:

A dark musical enacted in a market place, situated next to a 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.

Year:
2017
Country:
Sweden
Running time:
14 min.
Original title:
Min Börda
Production type:
Professional
Producer:
Kalle Wettre
Script writer:
Niki Lindroth Von Bahr
Music composers:
Hans Appelqvist, Martin Luuk
Production:
Malade
Genre:
Comedy
Audience:
Adults
Language:
Swedish
Website:
malade.se
Festival selections:
"Sundance Film Festival, Park City/Salt Lake City", Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Tampere Film Festival, "Anima, the Brussels International Animation Film Festival", Toronto International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Fantoche International Animation Film Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival, "Göteborg Film Festival, Gothenburg", Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival, Seminci - Valladolid International Film Festival, AFI Fest, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
Awards:
Annecy International Animation Film Festival / 2017 / Cristal for Best Short Film, Toronto International Film Festival / 2017 / Best International Short Film, European Animation Awards / 2017 / Best Short Film, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival / 2018 / Best Animation, Guldbagge Awards / 2018 / Best Short Film, Hong Kong International Film Festival / 2018 / Jury Prize for Best Short Film, GLAS Animation Festival / 2018 / Grand Prix, Melbourne International Film Festival / 2017 / Best Animation Short Film
Submitted by:
Eszter Gajdos