Soaked

Jan Otto Ertesvåg

documentary film

year: 2025

format: DCP, 4K
duration: 10'10"

production: Hammerhai
distribution: Bonobostudio

Country of production: Norway

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On a rainy day you may want to get out of the heavy showers. But hey, it's raining! Join in!

Sheltered in our nests of concrete, we are rarely happy getting wet. We may try to subdue nature, building roads, cities, and dams. But water carves its own paths. Rain will always come down and demand space, forcing us to accept it and provide ways for it through civilizations. Take a minute, let the power and beauty of water flow over you.

Scritpwriter, director, director of photography, editor: Jan Otto Ertesvåg
Additional photography: Janne K. Hansen
Supervising editor: Skafti Kraft
Sound design: Kristoffer Endresen
Sound editing: Yvonne Stenberg
Re-recording mixer: Gisle Tveito
Colourist: Tom Chr. Lilletvedt
Producer: Jan Otto Ertesvåg

Jan Otto Ertesvåg (1969) holds an MA in Animation from the Royal College of Art in London (1997). His films have been screened and awarded worldwide. After 12 years of animating and directing in a variety of animation styles in Oslo, he is now based in Aalesund on the northwest coast of Norway where he continues developing and producing his own abstract stories. He now makes both animated and live action films outdoors in the scenery. Over the recent years he made a trilogy on humans’ relation to their environment and nature. 

Filmography
Soaked (2025), Busy (2021), Night Shore (2019), Tip Top (2016), Pupil’s Concert (2009), Cosy (2003), On Hold (1997, student film), Surge (1996, student film), Processor (1995, student film)