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1994
By Laila Rakvåg
Circle
Synopsis
"Circle" is a poignant animated short film that explores environmental concerns through symbolic imagery. The narrative follows the flight of a bird that has an unusual appearance as it soars through the world. As the story progresses, this strange-looking bird undergoes a powerful transformation, morphing into the face of a human baby. The film comes full circle in its concluding moments when, within the eyes of the newborn child, a white bird takes flight—suggesting an endless cycle of life, concern, and hope.
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Credits
DIRECTOR & EDITOR: Laila Rakvåg
ANIMATION: Anita Killi (drawn on colored paper)
LAYOUT: Yueh Hsun Lee
COLORING: Kjersti Lofthaug, Toril Slokvik & Hege Krogvig Bergstrand
MUSIC AND SOUND: Knut Halmrast & Magne Mikkelsen
PHOTOGRAPHED IN: Studio Magica AS
LAB: Filmteknikk Norge AS
PRODUCER: Laila Rakvåg L-Film, 6265 Vatne, Norway
FINANCED BY: The Norwegian Film Institute, Norsk Kasettavgiftfond, Næringsfondet i Haram Kommune, Fylkeskulturstyre i Møre og Romsdal, Norsk Kjemisk Industriarbeiderforbund & Norges Bondelag.
PREVIOUS DISTRIBUTED BY: The Norwegian Film Institute. Please contact Trollfilm if you are interested in distributing this film in your marked.
5 min, 35mm, no dialogue, color
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Mission
The film "Circle" aims to visualize the profound environmental anxiety experienced by expectant parents in a world facing ecological crisis, creating a symbolic dialogue between human reproduction and environmental degradation. Through its transformative imagery of a bird becoming a human child and then containing a bird within itself, the film seeks to illustrate the cyclical relationship between humanity and nature—how we are simultaneously products of, participants in, and potential saviors of our natural environment.
About the film
"Circle" is an animated short film directed by Laila Rakvåg that explores environmental concerns from the perspective of expectant motherhood. The film's central theme addresses a pregnant woman's anxieties about bringing a child into a world facing continuous pollution and environmental degradation.