On the mat outside my door
Director: Antje Heyn
Crew:Writer: Johanna Hochholzer. Producer: Protoplanet Studio. Animatic: Konrad Weise; Animation Supervision, Layout, Postproduction: Alexander Isert; Animation: Gigi Chan; Clean Up: Adèle Pinchot; Voiceover: Jacob Branigan; Voice of Rat: Alexis Krüger; Music: Peer Kleinschmidt; Translation: Jeremy Fitzkee; Foley Artist: Peter Sandmann; Sound Design & Mix: Anna von Hammerstein, Joh Weisgerber
Email:festivaldistribution@interfilm.de
Synopsis
An oversized, cheeky rat has moved in with our protagonist. She whistles along with the radio, sits in the fridge, splashes in the tub, and is simply everywhere – loud, pesky, full of life.
When she suddenly disappears, he realizes: it’s never been this quiet – or this empty.
About the director
Antje Heyn is a Berlin based animation director and illustrator. Having set her heart on creating characters and bringing them to life, she gains inspiration from daily observations of urban living and culture as well as nature and animals. On top of teaching animation at universities and art academies she runs the Protoplanet Studio.
Antje Heyn's filmography
- PAWO, 2015
- TRIAL & ERROR, 2016
- Meta, 2021 (Festival 2022)
- On the mat outside my door, 2025 (Festival 2026)