Bath House

BATH HOUSE

Simhall

Directed by Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Sweden | 14 minutes | 2014 | Swedish

Six characters meet in a bath house. The pedant bath house manager, a couple with a strange way of communicating and a gang with shady intentions. Something goes wrong.

Credits

Director: Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Screenplay: Jerker Virdborg
Animation: Niki Lindroth von Bahr & Schubert Animation
Producer: Kalle Wettre
Production company: Malade

  • Niki Lindroth von Bahr
    Niki Lindroth von Bahr
    Sweden

Festivals & Awards
Sundance Film Festival
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
AFI Fest
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
Anima, The Brussels Animation Film Festival – Grand Prix
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival – Programmer’s Award
Uppsala International Short Film Festival – Honorary Mention
Guanajuato International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Abu Dhabi International Film Festival
London International Animation Festival
Toronto Short Series
Göteborg International Film Festival

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Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Sweden

Niki Lindroth von Bahr, born 1984 in Stockholm, is an artist and filmmaker focused on stop motion animation. Niki’s films have been awarded at festivals worldwide, such as Cannes, Berlinale, Toronto and Sundance. Since its premiere in 2017, The Burden has received 85 awards, including Cristal for Best Short Film in Annecy, Best International Short Film in Toronto and Guldbaggen for Best Short Film 2018. In 2026 The Burden was on the list of the Best 100 short films ever made, put together by 250 European film critics. Niki is a member of The Oscar Academy. Parallel to her film and art projects, she has designed and made costumes for artists like Fever Ray and David Bowie. She also directed one chapter of the animated anthology The House (2022) for Netflix.

FILMOGRAPHY
2017 The Burden / Min börda, animated short
2014 Bath House / Simhall, animated short
2010 Tord and Tord / Tord och Tord, animated short
2007 One Night in Moscow / En natt i Moskva, animated short[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]