Down in the Dumps

Vera
van Wolferen

Vera van Wolferen is an animation director and set designer from the Netherlands. She creates intricate and meticulously constructed scenes out of paper, bringing to life miniature magical worlds. Vera has made papercraft set designs, stop motion animation and window displays for brands like Heineken, Facebook, Bosch and Jo Malone. In 2020 her short film Tourist Trap was released in 30 Dutch cinemas as a supporting short. She was supported by Playgrounds Next, the talent development program of Playgrounds Festival in 2017. Her graduation film How to Catch a Bird was a Vimeo Staff Pick and she was named in one of the new-generation animators by Monocle in 2013.

Perfectionist ladybug Cinelli plans a flawless birthday. But her clumsy, unpopular neighbor Peri the cockroach wants an invite too.

This film screens as part of the programEureka and Other Animations.