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Life-giver

In a near future the environment is completely destroyed. Humans evacuate the planet, but only a few are chosen to leave. LIFE-GIVER follows a mother’s struggle through an abandoned Stockholm to save herself and her two daughters. They have just a few hours to try to get on the last evacuation ship. In the end she sacrifices herself for her family.

  • Petter Lindblad
    Director
  • Alexander Rönnberg
    Director
    We're still here, Filippa, First Like, Bloody Mary
  • Petter Lindblad
    Writer
  • Alexander Rönnberg
    Writer
    We're still here, Filippa, First Like, Bloody Mary
  • Petter Lindblad
    Producer
    Beyond Beyond, Siv Sleeps Astray, The Great Bear, The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe
  • Pernilla August
    Key Cast
    "Mother"
    Star Wars Episode I+II, Swoon, Fanny and Alexander, Britt-Marie was here
  • Rebecca Gerstmann
    Key Cast
    "Astrid"
  • Joel Spira
    Key Cast
    "Announcer"
    Easy Money I+II, Under the Pyramid
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Livgivare
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Virtual Reality
  • Genres:
    Sci-fi, drama
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 28, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    110,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Sweden
  • Country of Filming:
    Sweden
  • Language:
    English, Swedish
  • Shooting Format:
    VR (Unity)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    360
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Nordic Entertainment Group
    Country: Sweden
    Rights: Free TV
    Country: Norway
    Rights: Free TV
    Country: Denmark
    Rights: Free TV
    Country: Finland
    Rights: Free TV
    Country: Iceland
    Rights: Free TV
Director Biography - Petter Lindblad, Alexander Rönnberg

Petter Lindblad (right) started working in the film industry at Danish and Swedish production companies, producing projects for children and young adults, with a special focus on animation. He has a Master’s degree in Media Production from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and in 2005, he received a Master’s in European Audiovisual Management from the MEDIA-supported Media Business School in Spain. In 2014, the Swedish Film Institute named Lindblad “Producer on the Move” at the Cannes Film Festival.

A selection of films that Lindblad has produced includes: LOS BANDO (2018), THE HEROIC QUEST OF THE VALIANT PRINCE IVANDOE (2017), SIV SLEEPS ASTRAY (2016), LEA AND THE FOREST PIRATES (2015), BEYOND BEYOND (2014), THE GREAT BEAR (2011).

LIFE-GIVER is his directorial debut.

Alexander Rönnberg (left) holds an MA in Producing at the National Film & TV School in London, UK, and a BSc in Computer Science, Linnaeus University, Sweden. At film school he won Kodak Student Commercial Award two years in a row, and upon graduation he moved back to Stockholm where he has worked as a producer and director since. He is a member of ACE.

A selection of film that Rönnberg has produced includes: ALENA (2015), REMNANTS OF A LIFE (2013) and PALME (2012). As director, the short films WE’RE STILL HERE (2019), FILIPPA (2017), FIRST LIKE (2016), BLOODY MARY (2016).

With LIFE-GIVER both directors had the opportunity to combine their technical backgrounds with their film experience by creating one of the first, Swedish, VR-films.

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Director Statement

By using VR we have created an embracing experience where we with stylized design tell a story in a near future where humanity’s continuing destruction of the environment forces us to abandon the planet. It is a worst-case story intended to make the viewers reflect on their own environment related actions without being moralizing.