Private Project

Icarus' Last Day on Earth

Icarus finds himself in modern time contemplating how to make his flight under a blazing hot sun, accelerated by the growing climate emergency, until suddenly he receives a vision and an idea.

  • Andreas Aicka Thomsen
    Director
    Anemoia, The Drought
  • Andreas Aicka Thomsen
    Writer
  • Andreas Aicka Thomsen
    Producer
  • Akseli Kouki
    Key Cast
    "Icarus"
  • Andreas Aicka Thomsen
    DoP
  • Andreas Aicka Thomsen
    Sound Design
  • Robyn Collinge
    Sound Recording
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Horror, Sci-fi, Mystique, dark comedy, Mythology, absurd
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 18 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 18, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Denmark
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Panasonic
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Andreas Aicka Thomsen

Andreas Aicka Thomsen is a Danish interdisciplinary artist, sound designer, and filmmaker, exploring entangled dimensions, poetic atmospheres, and dreams.
He holds an MFA from Bergen Academy of Arts, Norway, and currently resides in Copenhagen.

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Director Statement

I guess the biggest question is "why"?
Why are you in the Italian countryside filming a reinvention of Icarus during a heatwave, and why on earth did you make this?