‘The Absence of Eddy Table’ released online
Following an impressive festival run including wins at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, the Fredrikstad Animation Festival and the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival among others, The Absence of Eddy Table has been released online this week as a Vimeo Staff Pick premiere.
The first animated short from Norwegian director Rune Spaans, The Absence of Eddy Table is produced by Eric Vogel and Anne Bergseng of Tordenfilm. In the film we accompany the titular character – who has arrived in a mysterious forest via means unknown – on an increasingly strange and intense series of encounters with its inhabitants. With a cast of supremely versatile actors including Mike Patton, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal and Yngvill Haga, the film was written and designed by Dave Cooper, the Harvey Award-winning Canadian artist whose work includes the adult graphic novels Suckle, Crumple and Ripple as well as the picture book Bagel’s Lucky Hat and and the Nickelodeon series Pig Goat Banana Cricket for younger audiences. The film also boasts the talents of sound designer Fredic Vogel and score composer Kaada.
Footage from the film had previously been repurposed for the Kaada/Patton music video Red Rainbow back in 2017:
Director Rune Spaans joined us in episode 67 of the Skwigly Animation Podcast to discuss his career and the making of the film (direct download here):
We were also privileged to get the opportunity to speak with composer John Erik Kaada in our 2016 podcast special Animation Composed:
See more of the work of Rune Spaans at superrune.com