Grandpa has a broken eye and mom is an adventure

Morfar har et ødelagt øye og Mamma er en adventure

Norway, 8', 2025

age recommendation: 10+

original language: Norwegian

“How can you think if you cannot speak?” Four kids, age 5 to 15, share their thoughts on aphasia and show us how they communicate and interact with someone, who has difficulties expressing themselves verbally.

Marita Mayer

She is a German animation director based in Germany and Norway. She holds a background in Cultural Management and Education from the University of Hildesheim and later specialized in traditional animation at the Animation School Hamburg. Marita has worked on various 2D and stop-motion productions and served as program manager for five editions of the Fredrikstad Animation Festival in Norway. Her debut animated short film, I’m not afraid!, premiered at the Berlinale in 2022, screened at over 150 international festivals worldwide, and qualified for the Academy Awards.


Cast & Crew

  • direction: Marita Mayer
  • screenplay: Marita Mayer
  • animation: Jens Jonathan Gulliksen,  Kim-Qui Nguyen, Saskia Seibolt , Lauren Kirkwood
  • music: Eirik Myhr
  • sound: Krister Johnson
  • παραγωγοί: Anton Nyman, Marita Mayer

Filmography

  • I’m not afraid! (2022)

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