Cirkeline & the Invisible Artist

Everyone knows the animated heroine Cirkeline and her mousy friends Ingolf and Frederik. For generations they have been enjoyed by children and their parents. But few people know the woman who invented Cirkeline. Her name is Hanne Hastrup, and like many other women, she lost her place in the spotlight to a man – but in this case, to her own husband, artist and animator Jannik Hastrup. They found each other and began collaborating on the famous Cirkeline films, and now they sit side by side on a sofa and tell the story of the creation of the icon in the red dress with the black spots.

Country:

Denmark

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

74 minutes

Year:

2025

Director:

Esther Wellejus

Cast:
Crew:
Esther Wellejus

Director

Cæcilie Østerby Sørensen

Producer

Mads Jørgensen

Producer

Sofie Steenberger

Editor

Mathias Døcker

Cinematography