Christopher Nielsen, the director behind "Free Jimmy" returns to the big screen together with Qvisten Animation. Escalator is an animated short film about three people who are struggling upward on an escalator that is going down. Why? Is the goal to fight their way to the top, or is to relax and just go with the flow of the stairs to the bottom?
Direction
Nielsen's claustrophobic framing traps you
Writing
Zero dialogue, maximum metaphor
Director
Christopher Nielsen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Christopher Nielsen is brother to rock musician Morten Abel, and their shared Norwegian absurdist sensibility runs through both their work.
The short premiered alongside 'Free Jimmy' screenings, functioning as a grim palate cleanser that accidentally overshadowed the feature.
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