Swedish animation director Niki Lindroth von Bahr offers a thoughtful and candid reflection on working as an independent stop motion filmmaker today.

From her beginnings in prop making and set design to creating meticulously crafted miniature worlds, she discusses the importance of festivals, the anonymity of streaming platforms, and the challenges of sustaining a career outside commercial work. Drawing inspiration from contemporary society, uncomfortable environments, and everyday spaces, her films combine dark themes, subtle humour, and animal characters to comment on modern life.

An honest portrait of an artist navigating authorship, ambition, and the long road of independent animation.