He Was a Hungry Man
Man meets woman. It's a tale as old as time. But she doesn't know, if it's a game to him, while it's an entire life for her.
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Amanda Vedsted DrejerDirector
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Amanda Vedsted DrejerWriter
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David Kvarefelt NömmeComposer
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Project Title (Original Language):Han var en sulten mand
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Project Type:Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
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Runtime:5 minutes 8 seconds
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Completion Date:May 16, 2024
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Production Budget:20 USD
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Country of Origin:Denmark
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Country of Filming:Sweden
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Language:Danish
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes - Nordiska Folkhögskolan
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NER I DET BLÅGothenburg
Sweden
May 17, 2024
Swedish premiere
Screened in the exhibition space -
Bergen Unstable Film FestivalBergen
Norway
September 5, 2024
Norwegian premiere
Winner of the audience choice award -
Fredrikstad Animation FestivalFredrikstad
Norway
October 23, 2024
Official selection -
Odense International Film FestivalOdense
Denmark
August 25, 2025
Danish Premiere
Nominated for best danish animated short -
REX Animation FestivalStockholm
Sweden
November 20, 2025
Official Selection
Amanda Vedsted Drejer is a Danish artist and filmmaker and a BFA student at KMD in Bergen. Having also lived in Venezuela, Chile, and Sweden, she draws on diverse cultural encounters to shape her practice. Amanda works primarily in animation, using poems and sketchbook material as starting points to investigate intimacy, identity, and the subtle dynamics between people. Her films combine a poetic sensibility with a tactile, intimate approach to storytelling.
My starting point as an animator and filmmaker, is to be an artist. Painting, drawing and writing poetry are my most immediate forms of expression and how I seek to understand the life I live. I am deeply interested in intimacy and the broad spectrum of sexuality. I see my animations as sketches coming alive. My poetry accompanies these living images, seeking to create a film that lures the viewer into a space where they are told secres, confessions and information, that was not for them to hear.