Tegenlicht – Tax Free Tour - Motoko animation & motion design, The Hague

Montage of animations

Animation: The flow of capital

Animation: How Apple succeeds in paying low tax

Animation: Trust offices in The Netherlands

Animation: Tax wizard

Motoko created six animations to support TV channel VPRO’s Tegenlicht episode directed by Marije Meerman. The documentary “Tax Free Tour” gives a powerful insight into the methods used by multinational corporations like Apple, Starbucks and Google to avoid paying billions of dollars in tax. Motoko’s animations visualize the mechanisms and capital flows that govern this financial underworld.

Credits

Client:
VPRO

Directed by:
Marije Meerman

Research:
William de Bruijn

Sound design:
Martijn van Boven

Taxodus game:
Femke Herregraven

Animations:
Motoko

Additional graphics and animations:
Skrudge, Type3, Mendel Agterberg

More info:
Watch the full episode “Tegenlicht – Tax Free Tour”