Niki Lindroth von Bahr is an artist and animation director based in Stockholm. Her award-winning short films The Burden (2017), Bath House (2014) and Tord and Tord (2010) have been screened at festivals such as Cannes, the Berlinale, the Toronto Film Festival and Sundance. The Burden has since its premiere in 2017 won 83 awards, including the Cristal for Best Short Film in Annecy, Best International Short Film in Toronto and Guldbaggen for Best Swedish Short Film. In addition to her film productions, Niki is also a sculptor and a costume designer, and has worked with artists like Fever Ray and the late David Bowie.