Norsk filminstitutt

Short film Pearl Diver

Three couples are drifting apart. A hedgehog falls for a balloon, but struggles to keep up with his grooming routine. There is a coldness between an arctic couple, and two oysters are longing to meet. 

In the highlands, a hedgehog has fallen in love with a balloon. He tries to go against his own nature to be with her. When a grumpy polar bear finally gets away from a needy penguin, new motivation and problems seem to appear. On the bottom of the north sea two oysters are glowing from expectations towards their approaching encounter, but their love for each other and a hard shell might not be enough to protect them from overhanging danger.     

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2020
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2020-06-12
Release date (international):
2020-06-12
Production company:
Høgskulen i Volda
Associated producer:
Endre Eidsaa Larsen

Director

  • Margrethe Danielsen

    Margrethe Danielsen has a bachelor in animation from Volda University College and is currently enrolled for her Masters degree in Media Practices.   She has worked as a stop motion artist in Estonia and Ireland, and was part of making Captain Morten and the Spider Queen and Eternal Hunting Grounds.   

    Margrethe Danielsen

Festivals

2020:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
2021:
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
2021:
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film

Crew

Director:
Margrethe Danielsen
Screenplay:
Margrethe Danielsen
Camera:
Margrethe Danielsen
Editor:
Margrethe Danielsen
Composer:
Heikki Kossi
ProductionDesigner:
Margrethe Danielsen
Set Decorator:
Claudia Munksgaard-Palmqvist
Lea Hümbs
Helga Fjeldsaa
Lea Romero
Margrethe Danielsen
Animator:
Margrethe Danielsen
Claudia Munksgaard-Palmqvist
Script:
Margrethe Danielsen
VFX artist:
Ragnar Neljandi

Technical information

Genre:
Animation
Drama
Format:
DCP 2k
Screen ratio:
16:9
Colour:
Colour
Sound format:
Stereo 5.1
Language:
No dialogue

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