Cissi Efraimsson
Animation
Cissi Efraimsson is a Swedish stop-motion director and animator based in Los Angeles. Her work blends reality with the supernatural, often incorporating myths and magical creatures in contemporary, pop-culture-inspired settings. Moving between precision and playful distortion, her bold, colorful style explores themes of fantasy, surrealism, nature, sex, and food, always infused with humor and playful energy.
She holds a master’s in experimental animation from CalArts and a bachelor’s in fine art from the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. Her acclaimed stop-motion mockumentary Sea Angels (2024) follows mermaids living in a pool in LA due to ocean pollution. The film is to be broadcast on SVT (Swedish public TV).
Efraimsson also directs music videos, including Troglodyte by Viagra Boys, featuring beer-drinking monkey bandmates battling killer shrimps. She was nominated for a Swedish Grammy for Best Music Video with Les Big Byrd.
Clients include IKEA, Viagra Boys, Markus Krunegård, Les Big Byrd, El Taco Truck & Camilla Engström.
