Quiet is a kaleidoscope of traumatic emotions from unhappy childhoods. In a series of tableaux, scenes of neglect, alcoholism and depression fill the screen, showing us the deep and often lifelong impact of childhood traumas. What can children do but stay quiet?

Director, writer, designer, camera: Marianne Bundgaard Nielsen
Animation: Triin Sarapik-Kivi, Anita Killi
Music and sound design: Rasmus Zwicki
Editing, VFX: Jan Otto Ertesvåg
Technical consultant: Janne K. Hansen
Producer: Anita Killi

Marianne Bundgaard Nielsen (1974, Skive, Denmark) has a Master’s Degree in Production Design from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and Design. She also studied Decoration and Line Production at The Royal Theater in Copenhagen. Marianne has worked as a production designer on several award-winning Norwegian animated short films and has considerable experience in the craftsmanship of creating stories, characters, sets and props for animated films. Her focus is on telling stories from the child’s perspective, stories about experiences that can change a child’s life. Quiet is her directorial debut.

 Filmography: Quiet (2018)

Awards

• Golden Gunnar for Best Nordic-Baltic Short Film, Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2018
• Honorable Mention, Minimalen Short Film Festival 2019
• Diploma of the Jury, Insomnia International Animation Film Festival 2019
• Award for the Best Technique, Tofuzi International Festival of Animated Films 2019
• Award for the Best Scandinavian Film, ReAnima International Animated Festival 2019
• Best Sound, Mirror Mountain Film Festival 2021