Underplayed Gems

Negative Space (2017)

Negative Space poster
Directed by
Max Porter
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
6 min
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 128 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man reflects on his relationship with his father through memories of packing a suitcase. The film is based on a poem and uses stop motion animation.

melancholicquietpoignantintrospectivetendervisually simplebittersweet

What happens

Negative Space is a 2017 French stop motion animated short film by Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards. It is based on a poem by Ron Koertge. The animated short film is available to watch on the directors' official Vimeo channel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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