Negative Space (film)
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Max Porter
Nidia Santiago
Simon Gesrel
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| Directed by | Ru Kuwahata Max Porter |
| Produced by | Edwina Liard Nidia Santiago |
| Cinematography | Nadine Buss Simon Gesrel |
| Edited by | Max Porter |
| Music by | Bram Meindersma |
Production company | Tiny Inventions |
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Running time | 5 minutes |
| Country | France |
Negative Space is a 2017 French stop motion animated short film by Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata.[1] It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards.[2] It is based on a poem by Ron Koertge.[3]
The animated short film is available to watch on the directors' official Vimeo channel.
A man narrates of his relationship with his father, a traveling salesman.
The narrator explains that he and his father bond over packing luggage, unique ways of arranging clothes, shoes, and accessories, and filling up all the space in the suitcase; the narrator's mother attempts to pack her husband's things but lacks the skills. By the time the narrator turns 12, he packs his father's suitcase just the way the salesman wants it; every time the narrator's father sees how everything is in place, he texts his son with a single word, "Perfect."
Now an adult, the narrator continues packing his things the same way his father does. One day, the narrator's father dies and when he looks into the casket, the narrator thinks his father would have complained of the "wasted space" around his corpse.[4]
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 15 reviews, and an average rating of 8.40/10.[5]