CHRISTMAS SURVIVORS

Christmas Survivors is a heartwarming family feature film about 10-year-old Maja. Her life turns upside-down during a Christmas holiday on a family farm. In a snowy winter wonderland surrounded by Norwegian mountains, Maja gets back her childhood after years of taking care of her alcoholic mother and her little brother. She meets a caring and wise grandmother, a scary but misunderstood uncle, farm animals and even the Norwegian mythological creature, Nisse. A life changing journey is about to start for Maja.

This is a universal timeless story, a Christmas movie for the whole family. It is a drama addressing serious issues with a hopeful ending.

About the director

Anita Killi (*1968 in Stavanger, Norway) studied illustration and graphic design at the Norwegian National College of Art & Design from 1988 to 1990, followed by studies in animation and documentary filmmaking at the Volda University College. In 1996, Anita graduated from Oslo National Academy of the Arts with the equivalent of a masters-degree, majoring in animation (multiplane technique). Since then, Anita established and runs her own animation studio, Trollfilm AS in Dovre, Norway. Anita is known for directing several award winning short films, among others Sinna Mann / Angry Man (2009) and Tornehekken / The Hedge of Thorns (2001).