Cissi Efraimsson

About Cissi Efraimsson

Cissi Efraimsson is a Swedish, Los Angeles-based stop-motion animation director, writer, and artist. Working across animation, painting, ceramic sculpture, and music, she creates tactile, handcrafted worlds populated by folklore-inspired creatures and eccentric characters.

Efraimsson’s work combines bold colors, dark humor, and playful storytelling, exploring the meeting point between fantasy and everyday life. Her surreal worlds draw from folklore, mythology, and contemporary culture.

Her work includes the short films Sea Angels (2024) and My Ex Boyfriend (2021), music videos for The Hives, Viagra Boys, and Upchuck, as well as projects for IKEA and Adult Swim. Sea Angels premiered on Swedish national television and has toured internationally on the festival circuit.

Efraimsson holds an MFA in Experimental Animation from the California Institute of the Arts (2022) and a BFA in Fine Arts from the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm (2018). She also creates music under the name CISSI TV and previously toured and released albums with the bands Those Dancing Days and Vulkano.