Rasmus A. Sivertsen

Rasmus Andre Sivertsen was born on 26 September 1972 in Inderøy, Trøndelag, Norway. He studied animation at Volda University College in Møre og Romsdal and graduated in 1995. He made his directorial debut in 2001 with the short film GUGGEN - THE BIG CHEESE, and made his feature film directorial debut as a co-director of CAPTAIN SABERTOOTH (2003). In 2008, he directed KURT TURNS EVIL for Qvisten Animation, and later directed two films based on the Pelle Politibil children's character, known as Ploddy in English dubbed media: PLODDY THE POLICE CAR MAKES A SPLASH (2009) and PLODDY THE POLICE CAR ON THE CASE (2013).

“JUST SUPER tells the story about 11-year old Hedvig that one day suddenly has to take over the role as the town's superhero. Hedvig doesn't have many typical superhero skills, quite the contrary. Many kids nowadays feel a pressure from their surroundings to be perfect. The film states that you don't have to be a superhero to be SUPER. You are SUPER just the way you are and you don't have to live by other people's expectations. The story is inspired by my own son, who struggled in school. He wanted to be SUPER, but his dyslexia made it very hard for him.”