SWARM

Swarming is a behavioral phenomenon to survive,
but more than often, it is a prelude for extinction.

Fly with the flock as they travel from Germany, over the Alps, to the Mediteranean Sea.
Small birds migrating over exhausted and exploited landscapes.
Robins, tits and sparrows do not usually migrate this far, but in a near future, they might.
Swarm offers a bird's eye's view over landscapes of threedimensional photocollages that show a part of Europe after climate change.

  • Maarten Isaäk de Heer
    Director
    DANCING WITH DEAD ANIMALS (2022), WAMPUI (2020), BIOSCOPE (2017), FEBRUAR (2015), MUSTERMAN (2012), HANDELINGEN (2009)
  • Evelyn Brancard
    Producer
    WAMPUI (2020), SWARM (2022), DANCING WITH DEAD ANIMALS (2022)
  • Project Type:
    Installation, 360 Video, Other
  • Genres:
    short, wildlifeocumentary, virtual animation
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    0 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Student Project:
    No
  • ALL INFO: https://maartenisaakdeheer.com/SWARM/
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  • KABOOM ANIMATION FESTIVAL
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    March 29, 2022
    Dutch Premiere
    Best of VR Award
  • SAT FEST 2022
    Montreal
    Canada
    March 10, 2022
    World Premiere
    Originality Award
  • River Film Festival

    Italy
    May 1, 2022
  • Fulldomefestival Jena
    Jena
    Germany
    May 12, 2022
  • 'Migrations' exhibition, Virtual Museum of the Anthropocene
    online
    May 31, 2022
  • Siberia Fulldomefestival

    September 12, 2022
  • Animafest Zagreb
    Zagreb
    Croatia
    June 6, 2022
  • Macon Film Festival
    Macon
    United States
    August 18, 2022
    North American
    Fulldome selection
Distribution Information
  • Diversion Cinema
    Distributor
    Country: France
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Maarten Isaäk de Heer

Maarten Isaäk de Heer is a Dutch animation artist and filmmaker based in Berlin. He is the founder of Menetekel Film, a production company established in 2020 that focuses on experimental and thought-provoking animations. De Heer’s work spans various forms, including traditional 2D animation, VR, Fulldome, and lenticular prints, often exploring themes of nature, death, and environmental change.
His notable projects include "Dancing with Dead Animals," which reanimates deceased animals through 3D photograms, and "Swarm," a 360° animation depicting small birds migrating over climate-impacted European landscapes. These works have garnered international recognition, earning awards and screenings at festivals such as SATFEST in Montreal and Fulldome UK

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