On the Mat Outside My Door
TITLE
On the Mat Outside My Door
DIRECTOR
Antje Heyn
COUNTRY
Germany
YEAR
2025
DURATION
5′
GENRE
Animation
Overview

On the Mat Outside My Door
An oversized, cheeky rat has moved in with our protagonist. She whistles along with the radio, sits in the fridge, splashes in the tub, and is simply everywhere – loud, pesky, full of life. When she suddenly disappears, he realizes: it’s never been this quiet – or this empty.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Antje Heyn
Antje Heyn is a Berlin based animation director and illustrator. Having set her heart on creating characters and bringing them to life, she gains inspiration from daily observations of urban living and culture as well as nature and animals. On top of teaching animation at universities and art academies she runs the Protoplanet Studio.
Credits
- DirectorAntje Heyn
- ScreenplayAntje Heyn
- Cinematography
- Cast
- Editing
- Producer/s
- Production CompanyProtoplanet Studio
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleOn the Mat Outside My Door
- Project TypeAnimation
- Completion Date1 January 2025
- Country of originGermany
- Country of filmingGermany
- LanguageEnglish
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo

Antje Heyn
Antje Heyn is a Berlin based animation director and illustrator. Having set her heart on creating characters and bringing them to life, she gains inspiration from daily observations of urban living and culture as well as nature and animals. On top of teaching animation at universities and art academies she runs the Protoplanet Studio.