Xaver Xylophon is a 28-year-old freelance animator, illustrator and filmmaker. He studied visual communication at the London College of Communication and the University of the Arts Berlin Weißensee. Roadtrip is his graduation film. His works as a freelance animator and director include projects for clients such as the New York Times and the British National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). Xaver uses the off-time in between commercial projects to develop his own animated short films. He lives and works in Berlin.