On The Run Again is a non-linear visual story about being lost. It’s a love allegory about the distance that can grow within oneself, and between two people trying to find their way back to each other. We run from ourselves, from others, from thoughts and emotions too heavy to carry. Each scene was built as a metaphor for this escape. Where the visual language became the bridge between concept and emotion.
With a sci-fi world as the backdrop for the theme of being on the run, I began sketching ways to visualize different expressions of flight. These sketches soon became essential for communicating set design, make-up, costume, lighting, and cinematography across departments. Once the visual framework was in place, I outlined the story, finalized the script, and broke it down into floorplans - mapping character movement and the construction of each space.
The art director Tobias Westerberg and I developed a modular system for the set. Set pieces that could drop from the ceiling, walls that could slide in from the side, and scenography we could take apart and rebuild within minutes. I illustrated and animated the workflow into a pre-vis, giving every department a clear plan. Over 2.5 days, with a team of 33 cast and crew, we transformed the space again and again - creating a film that felt far larger than the room it was made in.
Cast: Synth: Fannie Johansson Blixx86: Martin Blix Fire Artist: LInus Sköld Dancer 1: Ana Strandberg Dancer 2: Ronny Phan Dancer 3: Anna Marsh Denny Dancer 4: Tove Rådman Crew: Line Producer: Henry Frömann Olsson 1st AD: John Rådestad 2nd AD: Moa Hjort 2nd 2nd AD Bonnie Carlström 1st AC: Carl-Johan Holtback 2nd AC: André Forsström Grip: André Forsström Art Director: Tobias Westerberg Art Department Coordinator: Linnéa Grahn Set Dresser: Douglas Lewin Set Dresser: Pierre Bonneuil SFX, Hair & Make-up: Matilda Vaenerberg, Saloni Dejay Costume Designer: Elsa Rutherford-Stone Blixx86 Costume By: Kristoffer Kvarnström Choreographer: Ana Strandberg Gaffer: Alexander Franco Rigging Gaffer: Synnöve Pizarro Electrician: Akram Mahmoud Electrician: Teodora Petras Electrician: Tora Vilda Blomberg Rigging Electrician: Birk Overå Rigging Electrician: Claudius Wick Production Assistant: Suzanne Kennedy Still Photographers: Tora Vilda Blomberg, Tobias Westerberg Edited by: Simon Tonev, Henry Frömann Olsson, Jonathan Amrén, André Forsström BTS Video: Jonathan Amrén Colorist: Simon Tonev Title Design: Michael Palace, Martin Blix Title & Credits Animation: Simon Tonev Car by: Manoli Restaino, Olga Getman Executive Producers: Simon Tonev, Martin BLix Studio by: Stockholm Filmskola
