Wayne Carpendale
“If Annemarie is not there, it can look very different”
Wayne and Annemarie Carpendale speak to Olchi-Papa and Olchi-Mama.
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Annemarie and Wayne Carpendale are voice actors in “The Olchis”. In the interview, they talk about what they value as parents.
The Olchis have received their own film, which will hit theaters on July 22nd. For the green beings, created by the author Erhard Dietl (68), the movie “The Olchis – Welcome to Schmuddelfing” embarks on a new adventure. The Olchi family ends up in a garbage dump, a perfect new home for the extended family who feed on waste. If it weren’t for the plan to build a wellness center on this very spot. Max and his girlfriend Lotta are committed to ensuring that the Olchis can stay – because through them the city would also get rid of the constant stench and the garbage problem.
The voices of Olchi-Mama and Olchi-Papa should sound familiar to some: Annemarie (43) and Wayne Carpendale (44) speak the green beings. They were particularly impressed by the message behind the film, the two told in an interview with the news agency spot on news: “The Olchis are different and that’s a good thing. They are green, eat rubbish, love the mess. But that’s still.” for a long time no reason to have prejudices against them. ” In an interview, the moderators revealed whether things are going as wild as they are with the burping and puffing Olchis, how they bring sustainability closer to their three-year-old son Mads and why they don’t want to restrict themselves as parents.
Why are the Olchis so popular with children?
Wayne Carpendale: I think because the Olchis live the way children would if there weren’t any adults. We keep telling the children yes, don’t do this, don’t do that and so you have to do that. We make nonsensical rules that you have to adhere to and belching and farting loudly is not possible at all. The Olchis don’t care about any of this. You live completely free. They do whatever they feel like doing in every moment. Even their children let Olchi mom and dad do what they want and don’t tell them anything. And of course children find that very cool.
Burps and puffs are typical of the Olchis. How do you as a family deal with common etiquette?
Annemarie Carpendale: Well Wayne and I don’t burp and fart in front of each other (laughs). With Mads it’s different, of course … It’s part of being a child and of course he really enjoys it when he makes a funny sound – for example, when he drinks sparkling water and then has to burp. We laugh about it together. But of course there will come a time when we have to make it clear to him that it is not as fun in a restaurant or in public as it is at home. But still has a little time.
Wayne Carpendale: If Annemarie is not there, it can be very different. Then Mads and I do everything. Sometimes we battle who can burp louder or we burp the ABC.
The Olchis also like to curse. How do you handle this in the upbringing of your son?
Annemarie Carpendale: We don’t really limit ourselves too much. Wayne and I said from the start that as parents we want to remain WE and not pretend to the little ones or turn our lives upside down. That actually works quite well. And if a swear word slips out, then that’s the way it is. With certain words, of course, you make sure that they don’t come out of your lips all the time. So far it has worked quite well. Mads has never used the sh *** word, although he babbles like a book and actually picks up everything. We are actually very proud of it (laughs).
Nowadays, some kids spend a lot of time on their smartphones or in front of the TV. How much is allowed in the Carpendale house and how do you decide what your son can and cannot see?
Annemarie Carpendale: We have rarely seen films so far. “The Olchis” was one of the first films that we all watched together at a “bed party”. We make sure that we spend as little time as possible in front of the television. The best way to do this, of course, is to offer enough alternatives. Mads really enjoys “reading” with us … especially fire department books. Sometimes a few get together in the evening until Mama and Dada are released (laughs).
Wayne Carpendale: We’re still a bit like the Olchis. Children have a very good sense of what is good for them. It’s always adults who make it complicated (laughs).
When it comes to sustainability, the Olchis are role models for you. To what extent do you as a family pay attention to sustainability?
Annemarie Carpendale: Well, we are not the super-ecos, but we do attach great importance to sustainability. Above all, waste separation is very important to us. And Mads really pays attention to what goes into which of our many trash cans … It’s great to see that this can also be really fun. And we as a family sometimes collect rubbish lying on the street together and throw it in the nearest trash can. All in all, we make sure that his awareness of certain things is sharpened. He also knows very well that we now have a new car that also runs on electricity, i.e. can fill up with electricity, and that it is better for the environment.
Wayne Carpendale: I think the film conveys that very well, too. Many children – especially those from the big cities – have probably never seen a landfill. But the film shows that the rubbish we produce doesn’t just disappear, it just piles up somewhere. And that even more is piling up there than is already the case when we simply consume, consume, consume and waste our resources senselessly.
Would you like to work on joint projects more often?
Annemarie Carpendale: We like to work together, but only if there is added value to the fact that we do it together as a couple, never compulsively. It always depends on the project. For us, “The Olchis” was a totally suitable family project for us.