On the outskirts of Tokyo lives the lonely Miho, an old widow. On her daily trip to the supermarket she meets a hungry stray cat. The cat follows her home, but soon makes himself more comfortable in her little apartment than she could ever imagine... BUDŌ is a anime inspired saga about loneliness, adventure and courage.

Alexander comes from the technical aspect of filmmaking. Having studied “Screen & Media” at Sydney Film School, working full time as a DoP and editor at two different production companies and now working as a freelance director and editor. Together with Amanda they are running the production company AMSAGA based in Gothenburg, Sweden, with a focus on short films. “BUDŌ” is Alexander's fifth short film, and his first animation.

Amanda has her background in theatre and textile design. After studying at Gothenburg Art School and at Gothenburg's Film Worker School, she started her career working with costume and makeup design for commercials and dramas. After a change in departments she is now focusing on balancing stop motion set design with commercial work and her own short film productions at AMSAGA.

Amanda Aagard comes from a background in theater and set design and together with Alexander Tomas technical background in photography and editing the pair makes a powerful duo. Their films usually explore the subjects of loneliness and belonging through confident visual storytelling and a minimalistic approach to dialogue.