“Carmen Avis is an animated short film made in Skjald in collaboration with the music duo Ventus who has won several music competitions around the world. The project started in the very beginning of Skjald as an experiment where animation and dance performance meets live orchestra. It was an amazing journey and we learned a lot from working closely with a professional flute duo, modern dancer, orchestral composer, animation team, live action camera and a monstrous greenscreen. The film was part of the debut concert of the musicians where they played live while it played on a big screen.”

“The story: The musicians of this film and I had a friend with a rare stomach disease when we were kids. This disease made it difficult for him to play with other children and he spend a lot of time in the hospital. He passed away too soon and we made this little film dedicated to him about a bird that can’t fly.”