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Animator Daniel Lundquist’s film “Boris” has be shown at film festivals all over the globe, including Annecy 2009 and the World Wide Short Film Festival. Here he he tells us a little about the boy who would grow up to drum with everything he’s got.

Channel Frederator: Where did you study animation?

Daniel Lundquist: I studied animation at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design from 2003 to 2007.

CF: What has influenced your style the most?

DL: I have been influenced by many animators, probably the most by Max Fleischer. But I also love Disney and Pixar. My favorite feature film of all time is “The Triplets of Belleville“.

CF: What gave you the idea for “Boris”?

DL: “Boris” started as a story that I wanted to tell of a man who drummed with his head because he had no arms. The rest of the story formed around that.

CF: Any projects coming up that you can tell us about?

DL: I am presently working on a 10min animated short called “Filled in Blank”. I hope to have it finished by 2012 if not before. Its the story of one man who looks back on his life to try and understand what his life was all about.

CF: Object you can’t live without or habit you refuse to give up?

DL: I don’t like getting more than 6 hours of sleep in a night.

Thanks for the interview, Daniel!

You can watch “Boris” right here on Channel Frederator!

-Bailee DesRocher