5 Pictures of a Father

Synopsis

On a frozen field a child tells about a felt-tip man with a beard and a bit of hair on his head. A musician lives a life without music. A prison officer collects model trains and longs for the open oceans. A Soviet cosmonaut sits in his space capsule in eternal orbit. And a guardian angel dances in the sky. In a sequence of tales five girls and women present their pictures of a father. The notions of absence and presence, longing and dreams tie the five stories together. Through staged tableaux, drawings, graphics and archive material the stories emerge.

Director Biography

Born 1977, Denmark. Graduated as animation director from the National Film School of Denmark, 2002. Mixes live action, graphics, fiction and documentary. Works also with art, sound and text-based projects.