On Ambition, Courtship and Procreation is a film about the cyclic nature of life, love, the universe, and everything. Simple colorful shapes in different constellations perform small tasks in long never-ending loops. Their repetitive and random choreographies express both humor and poetry. It is an abstract representation of the state of being that all living things either endure or enjoy.  

Direction, script, animation, editing: Pernille Kjaer
Computer graphics and compositing: Lars Hemmingsen
Music and sound design: Mads Vadsholt
Producer: Lana Tankosa Nikolić

Pernille Kjaer (1989) is a Danish independent animation filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist. Former student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Aarhus, she completed her studies with a BA in character animation from The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark. Her work includes short animated films, but also prints, painting and sculptures.

Filmography
Spring (2023), Terra Incognita (2021, co-director with Adrian Dexter), On Ambition, Courtship and Procreation (2019), Longing (2018), Obscure Destinations – Sofie Birch (2018, music video), 27042018 (2018), On Small Things (2018), Basheemoth (2018, episode for FX Network, co-director with Reka Bucsi and Nicole Stafford), Oden Til Kloden (2017), Trespassers (2017), Mammon (2016), Toby (2016), Tiger (2015, graduation film)