Between walls

An uninspired writer is trying to write a poem, but he is stuck between the walls of his home, where more and more black crows take up space. At the same time his young daughter Mille is trying to discover her creativity.

  • Sara Jespersen Holm
    Director
  • Sara Jespersen Holm
    Writer
  • Agnete Maltha Winther
    Writer
  • Anne Birk Petersen
    Writer
  • Agnete Maltha Winther
    Animation
  • Anne Birk Petersen
    Animation
  • Louise Gregersen
    Animation
  • Sara Jespersen Holm
    Animation
  • Stine Dalsgaard
    Animation
  • Casper K. Christensen
    Technical Director
  • Sara Fenya Aunbirk
    Art Director
  • Frederikke Berg
    CG Generalist
  • Camilla N. Anderson
    CG Generalist
  • The Animation Workshop
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Mellem Væggene
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Social realism, Magical realism, Surrealism, Drama
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 3 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 22, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    Denmark
  • Language:
    Danish
  • Shooting Format:
    Prores 422 HQ
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16.9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Odense International Film Festival
    Odense
    Denmark
    August 30, 2016
  • Hamburg Animation Award
    Hamburg
    Germany
    June 22, 2016
    3rd prize
  • Anibar Animation Festival
    Peja
    Kosovo
    August 15, 2016
  • Ceiling 2016 - Animation Exhibition
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    July 30, 2016
  • KISKAKAS
    Budapest
    Hungary
    April 29, 2016
  • LINOLEUM International Festival
    Kiev
    Ukraine
    September 15, 2016
  • VAF - Viborg Animation Festival
    Viborg
    Denmark
    September 30, 2016
  • Nordic Panorama Film Festival
    Malmö
    Sweden
    September 16, 2016
  • AnimaFest
    Nicosia
    Cyprus
    July 21, 2016
  • Animasyros 9.0 International Film Festival + Agora
    Cyclades
    Greece
    September 21, 2016
  • Corto Creativo Short Film Festival
    Tijuana
    Mexico
Director Biography - Sara Jespersen Holm

Sara Jespersen Holm was born in Aarhus, Denmark in 1989. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Character Animation from The Animation Workshop in Denmark in January 2016.
She directed the graduation film; Mellem Vaeggene (Between Walls). Sara wishes to work with film making, both in animation and live action. She would love to work as a director, working with storytelling and animation.
In the autumn of 2015 she completed an internship at Aardman as a character animator.

Webpage: sarajholm.wix.com/portfolio

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Director Statement

This film has a very personal story and I think that many people will be able to relate to it. We wanted to tell a story about creativity, imagination and self-doubt in a visually interesting and different way.