Short Film
The Burden
Liberation through catastrophe is the theme in Niki Lindroth von Bahr’s animated apocalyptic musical ‘The Burden’.
Set in a handcrafted modern marketplace next to a large freeway, the employees of various commercial venues deal with boredom and existential anxiety by performing cheerful musical turns.
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Behind the scenes
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