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.
A heartwarming adaptation of Nadia Budde's picture book of the same name.

Original title: Vor meiner Tür auf einer Matte
Director: Antje Heyn
Production: Antje Heyn, Alexander Isert
Music: Peer Kleinschmidt
Cast: Voices: Pierre M. Krause (German version), Jacob Branigan (English version); Alexis Krüger
Script: Nadia Budde
Others: Storyboard: Johanna Hochholzer; Animation: Gigi Chan; Sound: Anna von Hammerstein, Joh Weisgerber
Dialogue: German
Clearance of minors: 0 years
FBW rating: particularly valuable
Licensed territory: Worldwide

2025
Curtas Vila do Conde
DOK Leipzig
London Int. Animation Festival
Tirana Int. Film Festival
Schlingel Int. Film Festival for Children and Young Audience
China Int. Children´s Film Festival
Chicago Int. Film Festival
Animateka Int. Animated Film Festival
Stadtlichter. Int. Filmnächte Berlin
ReAnimania
Girona Film Festival
Ale Kino! Festival

2026
Bamberger Kurzfilmtage
Flickerfest Int. Short Film Festival
PLAY Festival
KinoAthens
Int. Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg
MONSTRA
Taiwan Int. Children’s Film Festival
Schweinfurter Kurzfilmtage
Wisconsin Film Festival
Riga Int. Short Film Festival
Filmfest Dresden
Independent Days
Int. Frauen Film Fest Dortmund
Int. Trickfilmfestival Stuttgart
Kurzfilmtage Thalmässing
Zlìn Int. Film Festival for Children and Youth
Brooklyn Film Festival
Junges Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg Mo&Friese
Animafest Zagreb
Goldener Spatz
Annecy Int. Animation Film Festival
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