Preoperational Model

Princess Sophie and her maid Jessica prepare for the new day at the royal court. Sophie’s struggle with her future existence as queen turns hierarchies, role assignments and timelines upside down. A disempowerment story from the perspective of the powerful.
by Philip Ullman
with Mette Marie Fisker, Tine Street Andersen
Netherlands 2024 English 13’ International premiere | Animation

With

  • Mette Marie Fisker (Sophie)
  • Tine Street Andersen (Jessica)

Crew

Director Philip Ullman
Screenplay Philip Ullman
Editing Philip Ullman
Music Christina Vantzou
Sound Design Andres Garcia Vidal
Sound Andres Garcia Vidal
Animation Philip Ullman
Producers Tim Rutten, Daan Milius

Produced by

Video Power

Philip Ullman

The Swedish artist and filmmaker lives and works in Amsterdam. By capturing human movements and voices and applying these to non-human characters within fictional, 3D-animated realities, Ullman questions the grounds on which value and sentience are prescribed, why one life is more valuable than another, and what it means to be human.

Filmography (short films)

2019 Closed Circuit 2021 What Dying Feels Like 2024 Preoperational Model

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2024